Multinational corporations : emergence and evolution / Paz Estrella Tolentino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tolentino, Paz Estrella E., 1960-

Contributor:

United States Air Force Academy. Library.

Series:

Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 15.

Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Case studies.

International business enterprises.

Investments, Foreign--Case studies.

Investments, Foreign.

Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet from the U.S. Air Force Academy web site. Address as of 6/29/07: http://peregrine.usafa.af.mil/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/520/SpBib50.pdf?user%5Fid=PILOT; current access is available via PURL.

Summary:

This work presents case studies of the emergence and evolution of MNCs based in 11 developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, the author develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective.

Contents:

Cover; Multinational Corporations: Emergence and evolution; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 The theoretical foundations; Part II Multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries; 2 The emergence of multinational corporations from the United States: The period untill 1914; 3 The evolution of multinational corporations from the United States: The period since 1914; 4 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Sweden; 5 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Brazil

6 Conclusion: The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries Part III Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce large countries; 7 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the United Kingdom; 8 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Germany; 9 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations form Japan; 10 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Taiwan; 11 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from South Korea

12 Conclusion: The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from resource-scarce large countries Part IV Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries; 13 The emergence and evolutions of multinational corporations from Switzerland; 14 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Hong Kong; 15 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Singapore; 16 Conclusion: The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries; Part V Conclusion

17 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations: Implications for theory References; Index

Notes:

Published simultaneously in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-134-75904-5

87-630-0048-2

1-134-75905-3

1-280-09441-9

0-203-20867-6

9780203208670

OCLC:

50024875