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Author: Raymond Vernon Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674838758 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
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Monograph presenting a critical analysis of the situation and image of multinational enterprises - investigates their economic and political behaviour, both in developed countries and developing countries together with the respective national level goals, and considers enterprise strategies in the light of technology and stabilization (entropy). Bibliography pp. 219 to 251, graphs and statistical tables.
Author: Raymond Vernon Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674838758 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Monograph presenting a critical analysis of the situation and image of multinational enterprises - investigates their economic and political behaviour, both in developed countries and developing countries together with the respective national level goals, and considers enterprise strategies in the light of technology and stabilization (entropy). Bibliography pp. 219 to 251, graphs and statistical tables.
Author: Premachandra Athukoralge Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1847204104 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 299
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A remarkable product of analytical formulation, data disaggregation and methodological rigour. Anthony P. D Costa, Pacific Affairs Cross-border investment is a key driver of the globalisation process and multinational enterprises a key driver of productivity growth. This new book offers a comprehensive and informed evaluation of the role of multinationals in the world s fastest growing region. The book will not only be of interest to researchers and students, but also to analysts in the policy making community. David Greenaway, University of Nottingham, UK This volume offers a wealth of information and insights into the roles of multinational enterprises in shaping recent economic developments in East and South Asia. These direct investments, which are now the dominant source of finance for the developing regions globally, are generally welcomed today, though this was untrue earlier. However, the cases in this volume draw out ways and contexts in which the greatest advantage may be sought from these capital inflows. Robert E.B. Lucas, Boston University, US Foreign direct investment by MNCs, once considered the bane of developing countries, is today a leading indicator of their relative success. The reality is more complicated, however, as this fresh assessment of the role of MNCs in Asia explains clearly and persuasively. This study is a major contribution to literature on the role of MNCs in developing countries, drawing heavily on the author s own original research on foreign direct investment in several Asian countries. What is the role of MNCs in developing countries and how has it changed over the past two decades? What are the cost and benefits to host developing countries of MNCs direct investment? What measures should developing countries take to attract MNCs? This book provides clear and convincing answers to these questions based on the kind of rigorous empirical analysis for which the author is renowned. James Riedel, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, US This book takes a fresh look at unresolved issues associated with the role of multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment in economic development in light of the experiences of developing countries in Asia. Each chapter presents a self-contained treatment of a specific theme relating to the developmental implications of MNEs, encompassing the current state of the debate, and relevant theory and policy implications. The key aspects of MNE-development interface covered in the book include expansion of manufacturing exports, global integration through international fragmentation of production, research and development, productivity growth, susceptibility to and recovery from financial crises, macroeconomic adjustment and international competitiveness, and economic transition from plan to market. Multinational Enterprises in Asian Development will prove a valuable reference tool for academics, researchers and students focusing on trade, development and international business. Professional economists and policy makers wishing to broaden their understanding of the role of MNEs as an integral part of the international development policy will also find much to interest them in this book.
Author: Arun Senkuttuvan Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian ISBN: 9971902303 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 224
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Papers written by a distinguished group comprising senior ASEAN government officials, representatives of MNCs, prominent businessmen and industrialists, and presented at a conference held on 7-10 September 1980. Topics discussed include Government-MNC Relations; Government Investment Priorities; Financing ASEAN's Development; Enquiry Requirements in the 1980s; the Transfer of Technology by MNCs; Problems between MNCs and Host Countries.
Author: Amar Nayak Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230308716 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 289
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Indian firms have grown explosively over the last two decades since India adopted wholesale neo-liberal policies in 1991. Nayak attributes the expansion of these Indian firms and their multinational businesses to the owners' ability to manoeuvre and mould key agents in the external environment rather than to the internal management of the firm.
Author: Jennifer A. Zerk Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139459856 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 14
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The 'corporate social responsibility' ('CSR') movement has been described as one of the most important social movements of our time. This book looks at what the CSR movement means for multinationals, for states and for international law. International law is often criticized for being too 'state-centred', and ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of globalization. However, drawing from many and varied examples of state, NGO and corporate practice, this 2006 book argues that, while international law has its limitations, it presents more opportunities for the CSR regulation of multinationals than many people assume. The main obstacles to better regulation are, therefore, not legal, but political.
Author: Mamarinta P. Mababaya Publisher: Universal-Publishers ISBN: 1581121725 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 488
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This study investigated whether known economic and international business theories available in the literature are meaningful enough to explain the nature, existence and role of multinational companies (MNCs) in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia. Two sets of questionnaires were distributed in major cities of Saudi Arabia -- one set for 100 multinational managers and another for 280 multinational customers. 234 questionnaires were collected -- 45 from multinational managers and 189 from customers. This represents a total response rate of 62 percent, which is adequate for this study.The empirical results, supported with comprehensive secondary data, confirmed virtually all of the research hypotheses. The study found that joint ventures are the dominant form of multinational business in Saudi Arabia, both in manufacturing and service industries. The core roles of MNCs in the Saudi-foreign ventures are evident in the cross-border value-adding activities of marketing, trading, manufacturing, consulting, contracting, project management, insurance, hotel operation and banking. Likewise, MNCs provide licensing, franchising, financing services and various auxiliary roles in the Kingdom. Therefore, the multinationality of a firm or a group of firms operating across national boundaries is not necessarily synonymous with international production -- the main subject of contemporary multinational theories.The respondents generally perceived the competitiveness of MNCs operating in Saudi Arabia as a function of a number of economic, management, marketing, technological and other variables. They also perceived the contributions of MNCs to the KingdomÍs socio-economic developments as significant and positive.The study also found that understanding Islamic values and ethics is important for MNCs. In this regard, the researcher looked at some objective indicators of business success and related them to selected measures of MNCsÍ local cultural awareness and responsiveness. The results indicate that the business success of multinationals operating in Saudi Arabia is positively related to their local cultural awareness and responsiveness. Along this line, this study covers some vital elements of Islamic culture, which will help MNCs understand further the cultural needs, values and sensitivities of the Saudi people and Muslims in general.
Author: John A. Mathews Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780195352894 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 280
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The conventional view of globalization sees it as a process driven by giant firms from the Triad regions of North America, Europe, and Japan, shaping the world in their own image. This book contests such a view, describing the extraordinary success of a handful of multinationals from the "Periphery" in globalizing their operations extremely rapidly. Focusing on Acer, the Taiwanese IT company; the Hong Leong hotel group of Singapore; Ispat International in steel; Cemex of Mexico in cement; and Li and Fung from Hong Kong in contract manufacturing, Mathews demonstrates that these firms have been able to utilize strategies of international linkage and leverage to accelerate their global coverage. He contends that they are pioneers of a new kind of global firm, indicators that the global business civilization being created in the 21st century is like to be pluralistic and diverse, offering unprecedented opportunities for firms that know how to enmesh themselves in global networks.
Author: Paz Estrella Tolentino Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134945671 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 283
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This examines the relationship between technological growth and outward direct investment from firms in Asia and Latin America which has become increasingly siginificant as these countries develop.
Author: Bernard Michael Gilroy Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3790816108 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 303
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How can Africa, the world’s most lagging region, benefit from globalisation and achieve sustained economic growth? Africa needs greater investment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to improve competitiveness and generate more growth through positive spill-over effects. Despite the fact that Africa’s returns on investment averaged 29% since 1990, Africa has gained merely 1% of global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows. The challenge for African countries is how to be a more desirable destination for FDI. The study integrates three currents of economic research, namely from the literature on (endogenous) economic growth, convergence and regional integration, the explanations for Africa’s poor growth and the growing understanding of the role of MNEs in a global economy. The empirical side of the book is based on an econometric study of the determinants of FDI in Africa as well as a detailed firm-level survey conducted in 2000.
Author: Raymond Vernon
Author: Raymond Vernon
Author: James C.W. Ahiakpor
Author: Premachandra Athukoralge
Author: Arun Senkuttuvan
Author: Amar Nayak
Author: Jennifer A. Zerk
Author: Mamarinta P. Mababaya
Author: John A. Mathews
Author: Paz Estrella Tolentino
Author: Bernard Michael Gilroy