Multinational Restructuring, Internationalization and Small Economies: The Swedish Case (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy, 2)

BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
FIGURES......Page 9
TABLES......Page 11
ABOUT THE AUTHORS......Page 15
FOREWORD......Page 16
THE WIDER SCOPE OF INTERNATIONALIZATION......Page 18
CHANGES IN FDI......Page 19
THE HOME COUNTRY STILL MATTERS......Page 22
UNIQUE DATA......Page 24
CONTENT OF THE BOOK......Page 26
BASIC THEORIES......Page 30
ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS, OWNERSHIP AND MODES OF ENTRY......Page 32
LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF FDI......Page 35
EFFECTS ON NATIONAL ECONOMIES......Page 38
REORIENTATION OF GLOBAL FDI......Page 41
FROM HIGH GROWTH TO HARDSHIP......Page 46
ONE-SIDED INTERNATIONALIZATION......Page 48
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SWEDISH MNCS......Page 54
SHIFT IN OWNERSHIP AND ENTRY MODES......Page 59
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSITION......Page 66
FOREIGN PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS BY SWEDISH MNCS......Page 68
ORGANIZATIONAL MODES AND INTRA-FIRM TRADE......Page 72
GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS......Page 75
SECTORAL PATTERNS......Page 80
INTRA-FIRM TRADE AND MODE OF ESTABLISHMENT......Page 83
PRODUCTION IN AFFILIATES AND HOME COUNTRY EXPORTS......Page 86
A CRUCIAL FACTOR......Page 94
R&D AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS......Page 96
TECHNOLOGY CREATION IN SWEDISH MNCS......Page 99
R&D IN FOREIGN AFFILIATES......Page 105
R&D AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS......Page 113
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS......Page 115
EXPENDITURES ON TRAINING......Page 119
INTRODUCTION......Page 124
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE SINGLE MARKET......Page 125
FDI IN EUROPE: EC V. NON-EC COUNTRIES......Page 127
THE RESPONSE OF SWEDISH MNCS......Page 134
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND AFFILIATES......Page 139
HOME COUNTRY EFFECTS AND RESPONSES......Page 142
7 SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 148
APPENDIX A The IUI survey data on Swedish multinational companies......Page 156
APPENDIX B......Page 178
NOTES......Page 192
REFERENCES......Page 200
INDEX......Page 212