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The Multinational Firm

The Multinational Firm

Author: Simon Collinson; Glenn Morgan
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405147002
Published In: February 2009
Format: Paperback , 288 pages
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This volume addresses commonly held beliefs and misconceptions about the nature and role of multi-national enterprises. It presents a range of perspectives by leading academics, focusing on core themes and illustrating these themes with current business practices.

Examines the evolution of multinational firms, their new forms and organization, and their global impact
Reviews multinational enterprises as they relate to globalization, cross-border management, international business, business and society, resources and capabilities management, strategic management, and corporate responsibility
Draws comparisons between analyses of the performance-based outcomes of an economics tradition, and the more process and relationship-oriented results of an organization behaviour approach

Notes on Contributors.

Preface.

1. Images of the Multinational Firm (Simon Collinson and Glenn Morgan).

2. The Regional Dimension of Multinationals and the End of ‘Varieties.

of Capitalism’ (Alan Rugman and Alain Verbeke).

3. The Innovative Multinational Firm: The Dispersion of Creativity,.

and its Implications for the Firm and for World Development (John Cantwell and Yanli Zhang).

4. The Multinational Firm as the Major Global Promoter of Economic.

Development (Simon Collinson).

5. The Multinational Firm as a Creator, Fashioner and Respondent to.

Institutional Change (John H. Dunning and Sarianna M. Lundan).

6. The Multinational Firm as an Evolutionary System (D. EleanorWestney).