The Growth of Global Business (RLE International Business).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Howard.

Contributor:

Clegg, Jeremy L.

Ietto-Gillies, Grazia.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: International Business Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises.

Service industries--International cooperation.

Service industries -- International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.

Summary:

In this book leading contributors look at the development of the evolutionary approach to international business, the internationalization of service industries and the implications of the changing face of Europe for international business in the 1990s. Providing an excellent blend of theory, analysis and case-study material, this volume is a vital resource for students of international business and related fields.

Contents:

Front Cover

The growth of global business

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures and tables

Notes on the contributors

Preface and acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The growth of global business: three agendas: Howard Cox, Jeremy Clegg and Grazia letto-Gillies

Part I: Evolutionary approaches to international business

2. Technological competence and evolving patterns of international production: John Cantwell

3. British multinational banking strategies over time: Geoffrey Jones

4. The past, present and future of the Sago Shosha: Hafiz Mirza

Part II: The internationalisation of service industries

5. Investigating the determinants of service sector foreign direct investment: Jeremy Clegg

6. What intemationalisation in services means: the case of accountancy in the UK and Ireland: Evan Davis, Gerard Hanlon and John Kay

7. Cross-border retailing in Europe: present status and future prospects: Alan Treadgold

Part III: Business in the wider Europe

8. Transnational corporations and Eastern Europe: Hugo Radice

9. European integration, globalisation and industrial location in Europe: Julien Savary

10. European Community integration and geographical spread of international production: the UK case: Grazia Ietto-Gillies

Conclusion

11. The growth of global business: implications and research agendas for the 1990s: Peter J. Buckley and Stephen Young

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

First published in 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Cox, Howard The Growth of Global Business (RLE International Business)

ISBN:

9781135134228

OCLC:

827208886