International strategic management and government policy / Peter J. Buckley ; foreword by John H. Dunning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, Peter J., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Management.

International business enterprises.

Investments, Foreign--Government policy.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

Focusing on four key areas in international strategic management, this volume closely examines the areas of HQ-subsidiary relationships, international marketing strategy, international strategic alliances and international manufacturing and technology strategy. Within this essential framework new insights are presented by key academics in the field in areas such as investment decision-making, uncertainty avoidance and buyer-supplier partnerships. Representing a broad panorama of contemporary thought, this volume is a must for anyone interested in current developments in international strategic management.

Contents:

Part I International Strategic Management and Government Policy

2 Strategic Foreign Direct Investment 7

3 Government Policy Responses to Strategic Rent-Seeking Transnational Firms 25

4 Strategic Motives for UK International Alliance Formation / Keith W. Glaister 40

5 International Technology Transfer by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 78

Part II Foreign Investment in Vietnam and Japan

6 Joint Ventures in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: The First Six Years / Nick J. Freeman 99

7 Vietnam's Country Funds: An Emerging Investment Vehicle / Nick J. Freeman 109

8 European Direct Investment in Japan / Hafiz Mirza, John R. Sparkes 122

9 Contrasting Perspectives on American and European Direct Investment in Japan / Hafiz Mirza, John R. Sparkes 135

Part III Trade Blocs, Foreign Market Servicing Strategies and International Transfer Pricing

10 Economic Integration: The Single European Market and the NAFTA and Their Implications for Canada-UK Bilateral Trade and Investment / C.L. Pass, Kate Prescott 151

11 The Single European Market Initiative: A Perspective from Canadian Companies / C.L. Pass, Kate Prescott 179

12 Canadian-European Union Strategic Alliances / C.L. Pass, Kate Prescott 191

13 An International Comparison of the Structure of National Foreign Market Servicing Strategies / Gordon E. Smith 204

14 Japanese Transfer Pricing Policy: A Note / Jane Frecknall-Hughes 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312214405

OCLC:

38249138