Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance: The Cost of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
The Costs of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy....Pages 1-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
A Transaction Cost Theory of the TNC....Pages 25-52
Bounded Reality: A New Behavioral Foundation for MNE Governance....Pages 53-95
The ‘Parenting Advantage’ and Innovation Processes in the Multinational Firm: Does Top Management Mess Things Up?....Pages 97-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Distance-Related Barriers and the Internationalization of Finnish MNEs....Pages 115-144
Looking into the Innovation Process: How International Is Innovation in Multinational Companies?....Pages 145-176
Locations of Corporate Headquarters in Europe: Between Inertia and Co-evolution....Pages 177-207
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Intra-Firm Trade Law: Contract Enforcement and Dispute Resolution in Transnational Corporations....Pages 211-246
Competence Building in Transnational Companies: The Role of Regional Headquarters in Subsidiary Coordination....Pages 247-270
The Evolution of a Regional Headquarters Population: An Ecological Analysis....Pages 271-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Accounting Firms: Global Reach without Transnational Form....Pages 299-324
Operationalising the UN Business and Human Rights Framework: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights and Due Diligence....Pages 325-353
The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm....Pages 355-387
Back Matter....Pages 389-399