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The internationalization of U.S. manufacturing : causes and consequences / Committee for the Study of the Causes and Consequences of the Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing, Manufacturing Studies Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Investments, Foreign.
- Manufacturing industries--United States.
- Manufacturing industries.
- Competition, International.
- International trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 65 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Discusses how the internationalization of manufacturing due to changes in global markets and cost priorities, global dissemination of technology, and political and economic factors; economic and political implications for the U.S., such as inward investment and foreign ownership and flow of technology; and sources of corporate and national success. Bibliograhy, photos and graphs.
- Contents:
- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences
- Copyright
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Contents
- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Causes of Internationalization
- CHANGES IN GLOBAL MARKETS
- Foreign Competition in the United States
- Growth in Foreign Demand
- Shorter Product Lives, More Customization, Faster Response
- Increasing Capital Intensity
- Market Sophistication
- GLOBAL DISSEMINATION OF TECHNOLOGY
- Access to Critical Components
- Access to Process Equipment
- Interfirm Collaborations
- Dispersion of R&
- D Facilities
- CHANGES IN COST PRIORITIES
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS
- Exchange Rate Fluctuations
- Europe 1992
- U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement
- Trade Protection
- CONCLUSION
- 3 National Economic and Political Implications
- INWARD INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
- TECHNOLOGY FLOWS
- DOMESTIC VERSUS INTERNATIONAL POLICY
- INADEQUATE INFORMATION
- 4 Keys to Success
- SOURCES OF CORPORATE SUCCESS
- Corporate Imperatives
- 1. Develop Necessary Managerial Capabilities
- 2. Accumulate and Exploit Key Competitive Capabilities
- 3. Collect and Exploit Global Intelligence
- 4. Tap International Capabilities by Participating in Global Networks
- 5. Maximize Value
- 6. Speed Technology Commercialization
- SOURCES OF NATIONAL SUCCESS
- 1. Maintain Open Markets
- 2. Build Intellectual Assets
- 3.Reassess Information Requirements
- 4. Retain High Value-added Manufacturing as a Key National Competitive Capability by Providing a Fav...
- 5 Conclusion
- Appendix Indicators of Internationalization
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).
- ISBN:
- 9786610212163
- 9781280212161
- 1280212160
- 9780309597425
- 0309597420
- 9780585142715
- 0585142718
- OCLC:
- 44965185
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