Internalization, international diversification and the multinational enterprise : essays in honour of Alan M. Rugman

Internalization, international diversification and the multinational enterprise essays in honour of Alan M. Rugman

The contributors to this volume cover a diverse range of subjects including Rugman's contributions to the field of international business, financial and non-financial theories of international diversification, and the rethinking international management theory in a world of regional multination...

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Otros Autores: Verbeke, Alain (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier 2005.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Research in global strategic management ; v. 11.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31808049*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Essays in Honour of Alan M. Rugman
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part A: Alan Rugman as Eminent Scholar of the Academy of Management's International Management Division
  • Cave! HIC Dragones! Alan M. Rugman's Contributions to the Field of International Business
  • Introduction
  • A Segue: Susan Strange and the Dragons
  • Alan Rugman's Dragons
  • The ''Big Bad'' MNE versus Internalization Theory
  • The Anti-Free Traders: Alan Rugman and the CUSFTA/NAFTA Debates
  • Porter's Diamond versus the Double Diamond
  • The Myth of Globalization versus the Reality of Regionalism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • The MNE'S Spatial Positioning
  • Introduction
  • Career Parallels
  • Adding Outsourcing to the MNE's Spatial Positioning
  • Significance of the Spatial Framework
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part B: The 25th Anniversary of ''International Diversification and the Multinational Enterprise''
  • Rugman and the Geography of MNE Activity
  • Introduction
  • THE 1970s
  • THE 1980s
  • THE 1990s
  • THE 2000s
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Financial and Non-Financial Theories of International Diversification
  • Background
  • A Shift in Focus in Discussions of Corporate Diversification
  • Two Strands of Analysis
  • Innovation in the MNE as an Evolutionary Process: The Analytical Background
  • Implications for the Analysis of MNEs
  • International Diversification of the Technological Competence Base in the MNE
  • Patterns of International Technological Diversification
  • References
  • Internalization Theory and the International Diversification: Performance Conundrum
  • A Critical Review of the Theoretical Reasons why International Diversification and Internal Expansion Should Affect Performance
  • International Diversification and Performance
  • The ''Portfolio Diversification'' Argument
  • The Resource Access Argument
  • The Economies of Scale Argument
  • International Expansion and Performance
  • The Economies of Scale Argument
  • The Resource Access/Learning/Competition Arguments
  • Internalization Theory to the Rescue
  • Multinationality and Risk Reduction
  • Investment in Intangibles and Foreign Operations
  • Multinationality and Profitability
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Part C: Extending Alan Rugman's Work on Regional Strategies and the Environment
  • Regional Strategy and Performance in the Global Automotive Industry
  • Introduction
  • Transaction Cost Economics
  • Multinationality and Performance
  • The Data
  • Where do Firms Sell?
  • Who Makes Money
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Regional and Global Strategies in the Intercontinental Passenger Airline Industry: The Rise of Alliance-Specific Advantages
  • Regional and Global Strategies in the Intercontinental Passenger Airline Industry
  • A Transaction Cost Approach to Regional Multinationals
  • Alliance Specific Advantage as a Vehicle to Host Region Mark.

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