Multinational Firms : The Global-Local Dilemma

ISBN-13: 9780415270540 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 240 str.

John H. Dunning; John Dunning; Jean Louis Mucchielli

Opis

At the turn of the century, questions about multinational firms' strategies as regards the forces, on the one hand, of globalization and, on the other hand, of the regional and local dimensions are very much to the fore. This work examines issues concerning these topics.

Spis treści

Part I: Where Do We Stand? 1. Multinational Enterprises and the End of the Global Strategy 2. Location Determinants of Multinational Firms: the Effects of Firms' Strategic Choices of the WTO Trade-Investment Regime 3. The International Competitiveness of the UK: is it Eroding or Rather Chaging Form? Part II: Globalization and Regional Integration 4. Regional Economic Integration between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe: the Impact Upon FDI and Trade 5. The Locations of US Multinational Firms in the European Community: Determinants of US Foreign Direct Investment into the EC, 1951-1990 6. The Impact of European Integration on FDR: The UK Food Industry in the 1990s 7. The Governance Structure of Japanese Subsidiaries in Western Europe and Evidence Part III: Location Strategies 8. Hierarchical Location Choice and Multinational Firms' Strategy, a Nested Logit Model Applied to Japanese Investment in Europe 9. The Geographic Concentration of FDI in Asia 10. Relocation and Public Aid: a First Report 11. Clusters, Innovation and Growth: a Comparative Study of European Countries

O autorze

John Dunning, Jean-Louis Mucchielli