The Changing Geography of International Business

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: The Changing Geography of International Business....Pages 1-8
Flatness: The Global Disaggregation of Value Creation....Pages 9-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Outward Foreign Direct Investment and the Adaptive Efficiency of the German Institutional System....Pages 19-34
The Impact of Institutions on Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 35-53
Why Do MNEs Engage in MNE-Government Relations? Empirical Evidence from the European Union and the Automotive Industry....Pages 54-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Country Linkages and Firm Internationalization: Indian MNEs within Economic-Political Alliances of Nations....Pages 79-94
A Critical Review of Hidden Champions and Emerging Research Findings on Their International Strategies and Orientations....Pages 95-113
The Role of Language on Affiliates’ Competence Creation: Evidence from the MNE Linkage Across 45 Countries....Pages 114-135
Reconceptualizing Cross-Border Knowledge Acquisition: An Empirical Investigation into Antecedents....Pages 136-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Service Sector Clustering and Multinational Enterprise: Evidence from UK Film and Television....Pages 157-180
Redundancies in External Relationships of Multinational Corporations — A Firm-Level Conceptual Model....Pages 181-199
Examining Strategy Diversity and Interdependence in the MNC’s Subsidiaries and Their Functional Activities....Pages 200-221
Exploring Foreign Direct Investment and Technology and Knowledge Transfer Issues in Africa....Pages 222-238
New Venture Internationalization and the Cluster Life Cycle: Insights from Ireland’s Indigenous Software Industry....Pages 239-259
Back Matter....Pages 260-267