This comprehensive study examines the global strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs), the strategic evolution and the categories of their subsidiaries in China based on 150 MNCs'. It is the first large-scale project of this nature to be conducted.
Shows you how to avoid mistakes other companies have made and how to detect weaknesses in emerging market strategies. This title looks at: why successful companies often fail in emerging markets; the need to manage expectations and for thoroughness; assessing political risk and the economic environment; and, getting the corporate structure right.
Analyses the macro and microeconomic effects on a host economy in regards to the entry of foreign-owned companies. This book also makes use of an applied methodology, namely, computable general equilibrium (CGE) simulations, to provide quantitative outcomes and not just qualitative intuitions regarding how MNEs affect economies.
Multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the villains of the globalized economy. This book assesses the determinants of multinationals' actions, investigating why their activity has expanded so rapidly, and why some countries have seen more such activity than others. It is intended for students and professionals.
Divided into three parts, this volume involves a series of papers focused on theoretical perspectives of the multinational enterprise. It aims to highlight theoretical foci in this field and to serve as a catalyst to the research, designed to help us understand and build a theory of the multinational firm.
Is culture fixed and immutable, or is it emergent and changing? This is a question that has taken on growing importance in light of the culturally diverse and dynamic workplace realities that have resulted from increasing globalisation. This book develops a conceptualisation of culture that includes both a stable and a changing element.
Addresses beliefs and misconceptions about the nature and role of multi-national enterprises. This work examines the evolution of multinational firms, their forms and organization, and their global impact. It reviews multinational enterprises as they relate to globalization, cross-border management, international business and business and society.
Develops a comprehensive regional success factor model, by which the effects of regional management autonomy and regional product and service adaptation on the regional success of MNCs as well as the interaction effects of regional orientation and inter-regional distance are investigated.
Foreign Direct Investment from emerging economies reached $130 billion in 2005, the highest level ever recorded. The number of multinationals from emerging economies in the global Fortune 500 has increased from 19 in 1990 to 47 in 2005, with about ten of them coming from Latin America. This book focuses on understanding this new phenomenon.
The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe -- namely Nestle, Unilever and InBev - and analyses the motives of investment and the entry strategies of food MNEs, outlines their contribution to the local development and stresses the national actors as forces to embedded FDI.
A work on international business that integrates the academic study of international trade and foreign direct investment with the strategic and operational decisions of exporters and multinational enterprises. It aims to merge managerial decision making in the internationally oriented firm with the conceptual tools of international economics.
In today's globalised world there is a need to investigate new trends in the global economy which impact on Europe. The emergence of these southern multinationals in Europe is one such phenomenon. This book explores the existing trends and trajectories of these companies, the evidence of their impact and their strategies and processes.
Provides a framework for a full understanding of cultural differences in communication, negotiation, partnerships, socialising, incentives and rewards. This title offers strategies and tactics for winning people over to your side, ensuring that the right impression is made in whatever culture you are operating.
Offers coverage of cross-cultural social relations in the work setting. This book examines the inter-cultural competencies needed by managers dealing with employees from different cultural backgrounds and point to implications of an awareness of cultural difference for HRM strategies and policies.
The current international business environment is characterized by two contradictory but at times mutually supplementary trends. Regionalization is part of the process of globalization, but it can also be a counter force to globalization as stakeholders act to protect their perceived interests. This book expands the debate on this interesting topic
The contributors explore the rapid growth of Indian multinationals and provide valuable insights into the patterns and trends of their outward investments and the factors that led to their emergence in the global FDI market. They also look at their continuously evolving strategies the in global economy.
Even casual observers will be familiar with the Cherry Blossom or Sakura tress of Japan. When in full bloom the sight is spectacular but it sadly only takes a week until the tree is bare. In a longer cycle of nations and business, we see, unfortunately, a similar pattern for Japanese Multinational Corporations.