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Multinational Enterprises and Emerging Challenges of the 21st Century
A cast of prestigious international business scholars explores here the emerging challenges and issues facing multinational enterprises. The book integrates the latest theories, thoughts and empirical evidence along with several case studies in international business in the 21st century.
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Contributors
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A cast of prestigious international business scholars explores here the emerging challenges and issues facing multinational enterprises. The book integrates the latest theories, thoughts and empirical evidence along with several case studies in international business in the 21st century.
It is understood that countries view international business in different ways. The contributors reflect this by offering a wide variety of viewpoints and covering an array of issues, such as foreign direct investment, internationalization, trust and leadership, global education and knowledge transfer. Adding to its value are case studies ranging from American restaurant franchises on the world stage to the influence of the internet on Taiwanese SMEs.
The book will be useful to scholars as a research resource, to practitioners as a modern guide and to students of international business as a comprehensive text.
It is understood that countries view international business in different ways. The contributors reflect this by offering a wide variety of viewpoints and covering an array of issues, such as foreign direct investment, internationalization, trust and leadership, global education and knowledge transfer. Adding to its value are case studies ranging from American restaurant franchises on the world stage to the influence of the internet on Taiwanese SMEs.
The book will be useful to scholars as a research resource, to practitioners as a modern guide and to students of international business as a comprehensive text.
Critical Acclaim
‘. . . a fascinating and valuable collection of frameworks, insights and background information relating to the globalisation of business, and particularly that which is affected by the increasing influence from Asia. It is intellectually compelling as well as useful to practitioners.’
– Stephen Mayson, Journal of Business Law
– Stephen Mayson, Journal of Business Law
Contributors
Contributors: T. Baum, P. Buckley, J.J. Cavazzini, I.M. Chaney, J.-H. Chang, C.-L. Chen, G.-M. Chuang, J. Clegg, R.W. Click, A. Cross, J.D. Daniels, J.H. Dunning, K. Enatsu, M. Forsgren, P.D. Grub, P. Hagström, Y.-L. Jaw, C.-L. Kang, A.-K. Kau, M.A. Khan, M. Khan, N. Kobayashi, T.C. Lawton, Z. Li, Y.-K. Liang, K.-H. Lin, T.-M. Lin, M.C. Liu, R. Loveridge, M.H. Lu, X. Lui, M. Rhodes, F. Shiue, D. Song, D.P. Sullivan, H. Takahashi, H. Voss, T.-N. Yang, J. Yang, Y.-Y. Yen, W.K. Yew, P. Zheng
Contents
Contents:
1. Introduction
John H. Dunning and Tsai-Mei Lin
2. Three Important Trends in Recent Global Economic Development
Jen-Hu Chang
PART I: FDI AND MNES: SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
3. FDI, Globalization and Development
John H. Dunning
4. Foreign Direct Investment and Investor Strategies in China
Phillip D. Grub and Jiawen Yang
5. An Econometric Investigation of Chinese Outward Direct Investment
Adam Cross, Peter Buckley, Jeremy Clegg, Hinrich Voss, Mark Rhodes, Ping Zheng and Xin Lui
6. From the Internationalization of R&D to a Global R&D Network
Hiroo Takahashi
PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS OF THINKING IN IB RESEARCH
7. International Business Studies: Episoidic or Evolutionary?
Daniel P. Sullivan and John D. Daniels
8. Ignorant Internationalization? The Uppsala Model and Internationalization Patterns for Internet-related Firms
Mats Forsgren and Peter Hagström
9. The Value Creation Perspective of International Strategic Management
Reid W. Click
10. Embedding the Multinational: Bridging Internal and External Networks in Transitional Institutional Contexts
Ray Loveridge
11. Managerial Trust and Leadership in Global Management: Propensities to Trust, the Influence of National Culture on Trust and Conditional Trust – A Cross-Cultural Study
James J. Cavazzini and Min H. Lu
12. Cultural Genes, the Trust Model and the Specialization and Internationalization of the Management of Chinese Family Enterprises
Donglin Song and Zheng Li
13. The Subsidiary Role of Multinational Enterprises and Procedural Justice
Tai-Ning Yang and Chuan-Ling Kang
14. The History and Prospects of International Business Education in Japan and in the Asian Region
Noritake Kobayashi
15. Globalization and Higher Education: Some Strategies Adopted by Waseda University
Ken’ichi Enatsu
16. Developing Singapore as a Global Education Hub: Opportunities and Challenges
Ah-Keng Kau
17. The Global Impact of American Restaurant Franchises: An International Perspective
Mahmood A. Khan and Maryam Khan
18. Sustainable Tourism, Industrial Development and Multinational Corporations: A Case of Productivity Spillovers in Malaysia
Wong Kong Yew and Tom Baum
19. Managerial Philosophies, Peace Culture and the Performance of Multinational Enterprises’ Cross-Cultural Management
Tsai-Mei Lin and Gun-Ming Chuang
PART III: SOME TAIWANESE CASE STUDIES
20. An Empirical Examination of the Association between Manufacturing Decisions and Performance Evaluation: Evidence from Taiwanese Listed Electronic Firms
Fujiing Shiue and Yi-Yin Yen
21. Domestic Inter-Firm Networks and Corporate Internationalization: A Cross-Industry Study of Taiwanese SMEs
Ku-Ho Lin, Isabella M. Chaney, Thomas C. Lawton and Meng-Chun Liu
22. The Influence of the Internet on the Internationalization of SMEs in Taiwan
Yi-Long Jaw and Chun-Liang Chen
23. Knowledge Transfer and Entry Strategies of Taiwan Transnationals
Yung-Kuei Liang
Index
1. Introduction
John H. Dunning and Tsai-Mei Lin
2. Three Important Trends in Recent Global Economic Development
Jen-Hu Chang
PART I: FDI AND MNES: SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
3. FDI, Globalization and Development
John H. Dunning
4. Foreign Direct Investment and Investor Strategies in China
Phillip D. Grub and Jiawen Yang
5. An Econometric Investigation of Chinese Outward Direct Investment
Adam Cross, Peter Buckley, Jeremy Clegg, Hinrich Voss, Mark Rhodes, Ping Zheng and Xin Lui
6. From the Internationalization of R&D to a Global R&D Network
Hiroo Takahashi
PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS OF THINKING IN IB RESEARCH
7. International Business Studies: Episoidic or Evolutionary?
Daniel P. Sullivan and John D. Daniels
8. Ignorant Internationalization? The Uppsala Model and Internationalization Patterns for Internet-related Firms
Mats Forsgren and Peter Hagström
9. The Value Creation Perspective of International Strategic Management
Reid W. Click
10. Embedding the Multinational: Bridging Internal and External Networks in Transitional Institutional Contexts
Ray Loveridge
11. Managerial Trust and Leadership in Global Management: Propensities to Trust, the Influence of National Culture on Trust and Conditional Trust – A Cross-Cultural Study
James J. Cavazzini and Min H. Lu
12. Cultural Genes, the Trust Model and the Specialization and Internationalization of the Management of Chinese Family Enterprises
Donglin Song and Zheng Li
13. The Subsidiary Role of Multinational Enterprises and Procedural Justice
Tai-Ning Yang and Chuan-Ling Kang
14. The History and Prospects of International Business Education in Japan and in the Asian Region
Noritake Kobayashi
15. Globalization and Higher Education: Some Strategies Adopted by Waseda University
Ken’ichi Enatsu
16. Developing Singapore as a Global Education Hub: Opportunities and Challenges
Ah-Keng Kau
17. The Global Impact of American Restaurant Franchises: An International Perspective
Mahmood A. Khan and Maryam Khan
18. Sustainable Tourism, Industrial Development and Multinational Corporations: A Case of Productivity Spillovers in Malaysia
Wong Kong Yew and Tom Baum
19. Managerial Philosophies, Peace Culture and the Performance of Multinational Enterprises’ Cross-Cultural Management
Tsai-Mei Lin and Gun-Ming Chuang
PART III: SOME TAIWANESE CASE STUDIES
20. An Empirical Examination of the Association between Manufacturing Decisions and Performance Evaluation: Evidence from Taiwanese Listed Electronic Firms
Fujiing Shiue and Yi-Yin Yen
21. Domestic Inter-Firm Networks and Corporate Internationalization: A Cross-Industry Study of Taiwanese SMEs
Ku-Ho Lin, Isabella M. Chaney, Thomas C. Lawton and Meng-Chun Liu
22. The Influence of the Internet on the Internationalization of SMEs in Taiwan
Yi-Long Jaw and Chun-Liang Chen
23. Knowledge Transfer and Entry Strategies of Taiwan Transnationals
Yung-Kuei Liang
Index
