Download or read book The Geography of Multinationals RLE International Business written by Michael Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of international case studies, the nature and the geographical implications of the development of multinational corporations is examined. The volume concentrates on the latter Post-War period of corporate restructuring and readjustment in response to world-wide recession in the mid-1980s. The volume is divided into two parts. In the first each of the chapters considers a particular aspect of the problem of how multinational corporations have developed. In the second part the chapters consider different aspects of the economic and social impacts of these corporations. The common theme that links all the papers is their emphasis on careful historical analysis of different forms of spatial organisation and their transformation into other, different forms.
Download or read book The Geography of Multinationals written by Michael Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monographic compilation of essays comprising a comparison of multinational enterprise location of industry and growth trends and issues - discusses corporate development models, direct foreign investment, international division of labour, as well as other economic implications and social implications, and includes case studies of Brazilian electronics industry, Australian banking, tourism in Fiji, and MNEs in Nigeria, South Africa R and UK. Bibliography pp. 303 to 327, diagrams, graphs, maps, references and statistical tables.
Download or read book Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy RLE International Business written by Michael Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume charts the ways in which multinational corporations contributed to the restructuring of the world economy, paying particular attention to the spatial consequences of, and responses to, their operations at a number of scales. The book takes as its theme the differential spatial outcomes of the restructuring of different types of multinational corporation.
Download or read book The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations RLE International Business written by Ian M Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on extensive original research, examines the spatial structure and geographical implications of modern multinational corporations. It looks at the geography of multinational corporations, relates this geography to management and decision making structures and discusses how these items are changing. Exploring the themes of centre and periphery in the corporation it surveys the impact of corporate change and restructuring on regional economies.
Download or read book The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations RLE International Business written by Ian Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on extensive original research, examines the spatial structure and geographical implications of modern multinational corporations. It looks at the geography of multinational corporations, relates this geography to management and decision making structures and discusses how these items are changing. Exploring the themes of centre and periphery in the corporation it surveys the impact of corporate change and restructuring on regional economies.
Download or read book Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy written by Michael Taylor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Corporate Firm in a Changing World Economy RLE International Business written by Marc de Smidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the economic environment and phenomena of multinational business with reference to case studies of major multinational companies, including IBM, Philips, Nissan and Volvo. It assesses how the major theories explaining the response of companies to changes are borne out by the experience of individual firms.
Download or read book The Growth of International Business RLE International Business written by Mark CASSON and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates the work of economists, management scientists and business historians. It applies the related concepts of transaction costs, internalisation, corporate strategy and market structure to explain the historical process of corporate growth in the international economy. Each chapter is written by a scholar who has specialized in a particular aspect of the growth of international business.
Download or read book Multinational Corporations and the Third World RLE International Business written by Chris J Dixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive study of the role of multinational corporations in the economies of the Third World. It begins by providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of multinational corporations and the main areas of research and debate. It goes on to discuss specific sociological, developmental and material effects on Third World countries resulting from involvement with multinational corporations. It includes case studies detailing the mid-twentieth century history and probable effects of specific multinational corporations’ involvement in Third World countries.
Download or read book The Italian Multinationals RLE International Business written by Fabrizio Onida and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on extensive, original, detailed research presents a comprehensive overview of the Italian multinationals and their activities during the 1990s. It: surveys the size, geographical and sectoral distribution of Italian multinationals examines why they went international, how and what they gained discusses the strategic position of Italian multinationals in the world economy examines the effect of multinationals investment both inward and outward on the Italian economy provides detail on individual companies
Download or read book Multinationals Technology Competitiveness RLE International Business written by John H Dunning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some aspects of the interface between technology, competitiveness and the role of multinational enterprises in the world economy. This group of essays stresses the role of asset creation and usage, rather than reliance on natural factor endowments as a basis for national competitiveness and examines the role of multinational enterprises as vehicles for technological transfer, and the efficient co-ordination of economic activity across national boundaries.
Download or read book The Multinational Enterprise RLE International Business written by John H Dunning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on the major environmental implications stemming from the growth of the multinational enterprise in a multiple currency world; the international transfer of technology; industrial relations and labour utilization in foreign-owned firms in the UK; multinational companies and trade union interests; foreign direct investment, the balance of payments and trade flows; the multinational enterprise and developing countries; government policy alternatives and the problem of international sharing and a case study of a multinational enterprise in Europe. A survey of the background to the multinational enterprise and concluding summaries ensure that this book is one of the most widely embracing volumes available on the subject.
Download or read book Multinational Business and Labour RLE International Business written by Peter Enderwick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at senior undergraduate and post-graduate students following courses in International Business and Industrial Relations this book examines the labour market effects of multinational business. In reflecting the complexity and dynamism of developments in this area, the book makes clear the need to underpin analysis of the labour market effects of multinational business with conceptual understanding of the theory of multinational enterprise.
Download or read book The Geography of Multinationals written by Michael Taylor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multinational Business and Labour RLE International Business written by Peter Enderwick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at senior undergraduate and post-graduate students following courses in International Business and Industrial Relations this book examines the labour market effects of multinational business. In reflecting the complexity and dynamism of developments in this area, the book makes clear the need to underpin analysis of the labour market effects of multinational business with conceptual understanding of the theory of multinational enterprise.
Download or read book International Marketing RLE International Business written by Colin Gilligan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a basic text for international marketing courses. It introduces the different elements of the international marketing mix and sets these in context. It discusses the firm’s strategic position: how it is orientated at present to take advantage of international marketing opportunities and how its strategy is developing. It: Stresses the wide differences between different overseas markets and the importance of handling sensitively particular local features. Examines the need to structure the whole business organisation in the right way and make international marketing effective Discusses the importance of communication and control Throughout case studies are used to highlight particular issues.
Download or read book The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations written by Ian M. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
