Managing risk in developing countries : national demands and multinational response / Barbara C. Samuels II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuels, Barbara C., 1954- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile industry and trade--Brazil.

Automobile industry and trade.

Automobile industry and trade--Government policy--Brazil.

International business enterprises--Brazil.

International business enterprises.

Automobile industry and trade--Mexico.

Automobile industry and trade--Government policy--Mexico.

International business enterprises--Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1990]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In light of the increasing global competition among both multinational companies and national economies, Barbara Samuels examines a source of economic tension that has broad social implications: as multinational companies (MNCs) strive for cheaper labor and new markets, less-developed countries (LDCs) are becoming more concerned with extracting benefits from these companies to achieve their development objectives. Samuels centers her study on the variables shaping the responses of MNCs to national demands while considering current debates on country risk, global competitiveness, and national industrial policy. Advancing a micro-view of the MNC and its host country in two case studies, Samuels shows how an MNC subsidiary's integration with headquarters and its closeness with local government affect its management of risk and its ability to deal with LDC demands. Here the author investigates the labor and investment policy changes brought about when various automotive subsidiaries interacted with national interest groups in Brazil and with the government in Mexico. Both cases illustrate how the policy response of one subsidiary creates the dynamics for defensive policy changes of its competitors. MNC managers and LDC policymakers can draw important conclusions.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Competing Issues-National Demands and Multinational Response

PART 1: Host-Country Group Demands and Subsidiary Response: The Case of the Brazilian Automotive Industry

CHAPTER 2. MNCs within a Changing Sociopolitical Environment

CHAPTER 3. Individual Subsidiary Response: The Reformulation of Labor Policy

CHAPTER 4. Determinants of Differing Subsidiary Behavior: Relationships within the Changing Labor Environment

PART 2: Host-Government Demands and Subsidiary Response: The Case of the Mexican Automotive Industry

CHAPTER 5. MNCs within a Changing Regulatory Environment

CHAPTER 6. Individual Subsidiary Response: The Reformulation of Investment and Sourcing Policies

CHAPTER 7. Determinants of Differing Subsidiary Behavior: Relationships within the Changing Regulatory Environment

CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: Strategic Implications for MNC Managers and LDC Groups

Appendix: Interviewees

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-691-63759-8

0-691-60927-6

1-4008-5154-8

OCLC:

889249257