International business : economics and anthropology, theory and method / edited by Peter J. Buckley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckley, Peter J., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises.

Competition, International.

Economics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Economics and anthropology

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Contents:

Part I Theoretical Background: Economics and Anthropology

1 Economics as an Imperialist Social Science / Mark Casson 3

2 Economics and Social Anthropology: Reconciling Differences / Malcolm Chapman 24

3 The Perception and Measurement of Transaction Costs / Malcolm Chapman 57

Part II International Business: Theory and Method

4 Theory and Method in International Business Research / Malcolm Chapman 89

5 An Economic Model of International Joint Venture Strategy / Mark Casson 106

6 A Longitudinal Study of the Internationalisation Process in a Small Sample of Pharmaceutical and Scientific Instrument Companies / Malcolm Chapman 140

Part III Business Process Design, Innovation and Knowledge

7 Organizing for Innovation: The Multinational Enterprise in the Twenty-First Century / Mark Casson 161

8 The Economics of Business Process Design: Motivation, Information and Coordination within the Firm / Martin Carter 186

9 The Economics of Business Process Design in Multinational Firms / Martin Carter 217

10 A Longitudinal Study of the Management of Cooperative Strategies / Malcolm Chapman 246

11 Wise Before the Event: The Creation of Corporate Fulfilment / Malcolm Chapman 267.

Notes:

A collection of articles co-authored by Buckley and collaborators between 1992-1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312211848

OCLC:

37608186