Knowledge, Networks and Power: The Uppsala School of International Business

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Knowledge, Networks and Power — The Uppsala School of International Business....Pages 3-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Experiential Knowledge and Cost in the Internationalization Process....Pages 41-63
A Note on the Criticisms Against the Internationalization Process Model....Pages 64-87
The Concept of Learning in the Uppsala Internationalization Process Model: A Critical Review....Pages 88-110
Internationalisation in Industrial Systems — A Network Approach....Pages 111-132
Business Networks and Cooperation in International Business Relationships....Pages 133-152
The Uppsala Internationalization Process Model Revisited: From Liability of Foreignness to Liability of Outsidership....Pages 153-186
Network Knowledge and Business-Relationship Value in the Foreign Market....Pages 187-224
Division Headquarters Go Abroad — A Step in the Internationalization of the Multinational Corporation....Pages 225-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Headquarters’ Knowledge of Subsidiary Network Contexts in the Multinational Corporation....Pages 245-263
Rationality vs Ignorance: The Role of MNE Headquarters in Subsidiaries’ Innovation Processes....Pages 264-283
Internal Embeddedness, Headquarters Involvement, and Innovation Importance in Multinational Enterprises....Pages 284-317
The Strategic Impact of External Networks: Subsidiary Performance and Competence Development in the Multinational Corporation....Pages 318-343
Competence Development through Business Relationships or Competitive Environment? — Subsidiary Impact on MNC Competitive Advantage....Pages 344-365
Cultural Distance or Cultural Positions? Analysing the Effect of Culture on the HQ—Subsidiary Relationship....Pages 366-392
Balancing Subsidiary Influence in the Federative MNC: A Business Network View....Pages 393-420
Quo Vadis? The Entry into New Technologies in Advanced Foreign Subsidiaries of the Multinational Enterprise....Pages 421-459
Hymer’s Analysis of the Multinational Organization: Power Retention and the Demise of the Federative MNE....Pages 460-476
Back Matter....Pages 477-483