The Routledge companion to the geography of international business / edited by Gary Cook, Jennifer Johns, Frank McDonald, Jonathan Beaverstock and Naresh Pandit.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beaverstock, Jonathan V., editor.

Cook, Gary, 1961- editor.

Johns, Jennifer (Economic geographer), editor.

McDonald, Frank, editor.

Pandit, Naresh, editor.

Series:

Routledge companions in business, management and accounting.

Routledge companions in business, management & accounting

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic geography.

International trade.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (904 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Companion to the geography of international business

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The fields of Economic Geography and International Business share an interest in the same phenomena, whilst each provides both a differing perspective and different research methods in attempting to understand those phenomena. The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business explores the nature and scope of inter-disciplinary work between Economic Geography and International Business in explaining the central issues in the international economy. Contributions written by leading specialists in each field (including some chapters written by inter-disciplinary teams) focus on the nature of multinational firms and their strategies, where they choose to locate their activities, how they create and manage international networks and the key relationships between multinationals and the places where they place their operations. Topics covered include the internationalisation of service industries, the influence of location on the competitiveness of firms and the economic dynamism of regions and where economic activity takes place and how knowledge, goods and services flow between locations. The book examines the areas for fruitful inter-disciplinary work between International Business and Economic Geography and sets out a road map for future joint research, and is an essential resource for students and practitioners of International Business and Economic Development.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction to the Companion / Gary Cook

part I Some core material in International Business

chapter 2 Space and International Business / Steven Brakman

chapter 3 Networks and alliances / Keith W. Glaister

chapter 4 Outsourcing, Offshoring And The Global Factory / Roger Strange

chapter 5 The Regional Mne And Coordination Of Mne Organizational Structures / Quyen T.K. Nguyen

chapter 6 The Dynamics Of Multinational Enterprise Subsidiary Roles In An Era Of Regionalization / Alain Verbeke

part II Some core material in Economic Geography

chapter 7 The Current Research Programme In Economic Geography / Trevor J. Barnes

chapter 8 Evolutionary Economic Geography

An emerging field or framework? / David L. Rigby

chapter 9 Global Production Networks / Neil M. Coe

chapter 10 The Relational Turn In Economic Geography / James T. Murphy

part III The interface between Economic Geography and International Business

chapter 11 Economic Geography And International Business / Henry Wai-chung Yeung

chapter 12 Toward A Synthesis Of Micro And Macro Factors That Influence Foreign Direct Investment Location Choice / Bo Nielsen

chapter 13 The Region In International Business And Economic Geography / Crispian Fuller

chapter 14 Cities And International Business

Insights from cross-disciplinary perspectives / Gary Cook

chapter 15 Strategic Cities Within Global Urban Networks 1 / Ben Derudder

chapter 16 The Use Of Global Value Chain/Global Production Network Related Literature In International Business Research

Investigating the nature and degree of integration / Noemi Sinkovics

chapter 17 The Firm As A Differentiated Network And Economic Geography / Jens Gammelgaard

part IV Key research at the interface of International Business and Economic Geography

chapter 18 Corporate Learning And Knowledge Flows

From glass pipelines to dark pools / Philip Cooke

chapter 19 International Knowledge Transfer / Yan Wu

chapter 20 Capital Projects And Infrastructure In Urban And Economic Development / Phillip O’Neill

chapter 21 Stepping out of the comfort zone?

An examination of regional orientation in emerging-economy MNEs’ cross-border M&As / Yoo Jung Ha

chapter 22 The Effect Of Location On Entrepreneurship / Tarun Kanti Bose

chapter 23 Language And The Development Of Trade Networks In Early Modern Europe

Modern reflexes, unexpected consequences / Sierk Horn

chapter 24 Foreign Direct Investment Motivated By Institution Shopping / Mike W. Peng

part V Location and competitiveness

chapter 25 Multinational Performance And The Geography Of Fdi

Issues of embeddedness, strategic fit and the dimensions of distance / Ioana R. Bedreaga

chapter 26 The Competitiveness Of Location In International Business And Economic Geography / Philippe Gugler

chapter 27 The Changing Geography Of Innovation And The Multinational Enterprise / Davide Castellani

part VI Services, International Business and Economic Geography

chapter 28 An Economic Geography Of Globalizing Retail

Emergence, characteristics, contribution / Neil Wrigley

chapter 29 Innovation, Market Segmentation And Entrepreneurship In Services

The case of the hotel industry / Jeremy Howells

chapter 30 The Internationalization Of Producer Services / Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen

chapter 31 Designed Here, Re-Designed There But Made Somewhere Else

Geography, translocal business and the exploitation of difference / John R. Bryson

chapter 32 The Culture Of Finance / Gordon L. Clark

chapter 33 The Internationalization And Localization Of Professional Services

The case of executive search firms in Australia / Jonathan Beaverstock

part VII Epilogue

chapter 34 Epilogue / Gary Cook.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781317357926

1317357922

9781315667379

1315667371

9781317357919

1317357914

OCLC:

1021726740