Oxford handbook of international business / edited by Alan M. Rugman and Thomas L. Brewer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rugman, Alan M.

Brewer, Thomas L., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (896 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook synthesises some literature of the last 40 years in 28 chapters. The coverage is split into the following areas the history and theory of the multinational enterprise; the political and policy environment of international business.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; PART I: HISTORY AND THEORY OF THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; 1. The History of Multinational Enterprise; 2. The Key Literature on IB Activities: 1960-2000; 3. International Trade Theory and International Business; 4. Strategic Complexity in International Business; 5. Theories of the Multinational Enterprise; 6. Location, Competitiveness, and the Multinational Enterprise; PART II: THE POLITICAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT

7. Sovereignty@Bay: Globalization, Multinational Enterprise, and the International Political System8. National Policies and Domestic Politics; 9. The Multilateral Trading System; 10. Capital Flows, Capital Controls, and International Business Risk; 11. Multilateral Institutions and Policies: Their Implications for Multinational Business Strategy; PART III: STRATEGY FOR MNEs; 12. Strategy and the Multinational Enterprise; 13. The Multinational Enterprise as an Organization; 14. Strategy and Management in MNE Subsidiaries; 15. Strategic Alliances; PART IV: MANAGING THE MNE

16. Innovation and Information Technology in the MNE17. Contemporary Research Trends in International Marketing: The 1990s; 18. Culture and Human Resources Management; 19. Environmental Policy and International Business; 20. International Financial Management and Multinational Enterprises; 21. Taxes, Transfer Pricing, and the Multinational Enterprise; PART V: REGIONAL STUDIES; 22. Japan; 23. International Business in Latin America; 24. China and International Business; 25. International Business Research on Transition Economies

26. The Smaller Economies of Pacific Asia and their Business SystemsPART VI: CONCLUSIONS; 27. Methodological Contributions in International Business and the Direction of Academic Research Activity; 28. Multinational Enterprises and Public Policy; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-05259-4

9786612052590

0-19-152924-9

OCLC:

405052161