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This collection presents selected papers from the Fourth Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurial Research, held in 1994 at INSEAD, France.

The authors discuss the extent and impact of foreign direct investment and multinational activities on the structure and development of individual economies in the industrialised world.

Contributed to and edited by leading academics, the conceptual and empirical papers included in this significant volume consider how interaction between business associations and government is affected by Europeanization and globalization.

This book represents an eclectic collection of international research articles and empirical studies on corporate strategy, intended to equip readers with the latest knowledge to understand its theoretical and operational complexity.

This important book offers economists both a wealth of new source material and a fresh perspective on the modern global economy. It includes contributions from a wide range of international authors.

Comparative in both approach and structure, this book deals with conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies. It contains sixteen country case studies by an international and multidisciplinary group of experts analyzing the various causes and effects of the rise of 'big business'.

This collection examines the phenomenon of economic growth with admirable economic vigour and includes contributions from leading academic figures.

Pulling together contributions from an array of international experts, this study combines theoretical with empirical work on issues such as compatable general equilibrium modelling, trade, intellectual property, environment and labour.

This book looks at the question of how firms attain a sustainable competitive advantage in a global environment characterised by above average levels of geographic scope, marketing convergence and cross-national interdepencies.

This important book offers economists both a wealth of new source material and a fresh perspective on the modern global economy. It includes contributions from a wide range of international authors.

This book explores the links between the options of world-wide globalisation and European integration which are open to today's corporations, highlighting whether there are conflicts or complementaries between them.

The eclectic paradigm has become the dominant theoretical basis in the study of FDI, multinational corporations and internationalisation. This volume evaluates the eclectic paradigm in the global economy and its validity as a theoretical basis to understand economic globalization and the growth of global and alliance capitalism.

Globalization and the development of multinational organizations have led to an increase in the number of people spending part of their lives living and working in foreign countries. While the contemporary literature has focused on organizational expatriates sent overseas by their employers, self-initiated expatriation is becoming an important area of study in its own right. This edited volume offers a holistic picture of self-initiated expatriation and the groups that pursue it, emphasizing many reasons for departure including career development and career capital.

Asia is no longer simply the continent to which the world turns for outsourcing and off shoring of production, leaving retailing to Western countries. Asia now contains many of the world's largest markets plus many emergent markets as well. Each chapter of this volume details the characteristics of an individual market in Asia and demonstrates the challenges that marketers are likely to face in these environments. Covering not just production or consumption but trade as it is practiced now, this book outlines the new norms, conventions and service performance levels that these markets demand.

This book looks at comparative telecommunications regimes in the context of the EC. It analyzes individual policy management and change in three diverse regulatory cultures, namely Britain, the Netherlands and France.

States and Firms is a study in the political economy of the multinational enterprise, looking at how and why the internationalisation of twelve leading French - and German owned MNEs has interacted with the domestic environment.

This book draws together key issues resulting from the World Trade Organization's planned 'Millennium Round' and the hope that it will lead to freer trade as we begin this new century.

This book analyses the factors behind the dominance and competitive advantages of Dutch MNEs in the world economy, including technological specialisation, FDI activity, location and R&D, globalisation and economic integration.

Using case studies from USA, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and India, this work explains how and why the steel industry has shifted from the advanced capitalist countries to the late industrializing countries.

South Korea and Taiwan are prominent examples of 'Asian Miracle' economies. This study shows their success has been based not only on exports, but on major overseas direct investment.

A collection of instructive and detailed essays that helps readers to understand and navigate the complexities of the business world and marketplace of Eastern Europe. It covers the peculiarities of consumer behavior, industry policy, and the economic and social demographics in the region.

Presents information to guide western managers in conducting their operations in Saudi Arabia. This book offers information on how to engage effectively, manage business activities, resolve cultural misunderstandings, and tackle issues of group dynamics, human resource management, and relations with the government and the general public.

This book provides evidence of the nature and degree of significance that globalization holds for nation states, cultures, trade unions, employees and business mangement.

Going beyond traditional studies of foreign direct investment this book uses data from Swedish multinationals to describe, interpret and analyse issues which are normally difficult to investigate.

Exploring the dominant cultural values and symbols conveyed in Nigerian mass media advertising, and the impact of this advertising on the socioeconomic development of Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, this volume examines the many facets of the African marketplace.

Represents a collection of international research articles and studies on corporate strategy, intended to equip readers with the knowledge to understand its theoretical and operational complexity.

This book provides a thoroughly researched guide to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry, providing students, potential investors, academics and policy makers the opportunity to get acquainted with various dimensions of the oil and gas industry.

Jagdish Bhagwati is the foremost defender of free trade and its role in developing economies in the world. This book represents a contribution to the understanding of many aspects of globalization. It discusses the themes and arguments raised by Bhagwati's work. It is useful for students studying international trade and development economics.

Analyzes conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies. This book offers a comparative framework for the study of contemporary process of privatization, economic and financial liberalization and neoliberal globalization. It explores the economic, social and political effects of the rise of big business in Asia.

By drawing on core case-studies and the use of quantitative analysis, the author highlights key issues relating to corporate strategy and investment behaviour of Multinational Enterprises in the economies of less industrialized countries.