Firm-level internationalization, regionalism and globalization

The current international business environment is characterized by two contradictory but at times mutually supplementary trends. Regionalization is part ofthe 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 JENNY BERRILL lecturer in the School of Business Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research interests are in the area of international finance and multinational companies (MNCs). She has published articles in the 'Journal of Economics' and 'Business and Research in International Business and Finance'. . ELAINE HUTSON lecturer in finance at University College Dublin. Her research interests are mainly in the sub-discipline of corporate finance, and include small business financing, mergers and acquisitions, and firm-level foreign exchange exposure. Her capital markets research interests include hedge funds performance and regulation, the characteristics of stock market returns, and the history of the managed funds industry. She has published widely in a variety of international business and finance journals . RUDOLF R. SINKOVICS Professor of International Business at Manchester Business School, UK, where he is currently head of the Comparative and International Business Group and director of the MBS-CIBER (Centre of International Business Research). His researchcentres on inter-organisational governance, the role of ICT in firm internationalisation and research methods in international business. He received his PhD from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU-Wien), Austria. His work has been published in International Business and International Marketing journals. Born in Austria, he now lives and works in Manchester, UK INDICE: PART I REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES - The relation between alliance entrepreneurship, alliance capability and foreign market performance b an empirical investigation 'S.Khalid' & 'J.Larimo' - Foreign direct investmentin emerging Asia: implications of the international production network 'J.Jongwanich' - From federations to global factories: Assessing the contribution ofthe subsidiary middle manager in today's MNE 'D.O'Brien', 'P.Sharkey-Scott' &'P.Gibbons - 'Regional multinational enterprises and the international financial crisis' A.M.Rugman' &' C.Hoon Oh 'PART II OUTWARD FDI - The persistence ofoutward foreign direct investment from German manufacturing industries 'H-J.Tüselmann', 'F.McDonald', 'M.T.Bohl', 'S.Voronkova' & 'P.Windrum' - Multinational performance and intellectual property rights: Evidence from 46 countries 'Y.Yang' & 'P.S.Martins' - The influence of exports on outward foreign direct investment: the case of India 'R.Verma' & 'L.Brennan - ' PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRMS: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE - Contingency factors in international entrepreneurial orientation-performance relations of firms with different levels of internationalization 'S.Sundqvist', 'O.Kuivalainen' & 'J.W.Cadogan - 'Forging the link between business model and value chain constructs in thecontext of an internationalizing entrepreneurial firm b a case study 'L.M.Sainio', 'S.Saarenketo',' N.Nummela' & 'T.Eriksson' - Entrepreneurial marketing strategies during the growth of international new ventures 'J.Hallbäck' & 'P.Gabrielsson' - ' - 'PART IV HUMAN RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE - Interpersonal relationships in transnational, virtual teams 'A.Zimmermann' - Intercultural ethical leadership competence: Contrasting Ireland and Germany 'M.A.Keating', 'G.S.Martin' &' C.J.Resick - 'Is it a matter of time? Analysing the impactof timing, duration and intensity of training programmes on expatriate adjustment - 'M.Kittler - ' - PART V KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS - Subsidiaries as learning engines: Understanding middle managers' search for knowledge as micro-foundation 'E.Tippmann', 'P.Sharkey-Scott' & 'V.Mangematin' - Converging themes: Networks, international performance and the telecoms sector 'B.Kenny' & 'J.Fahy'- The link between born global growth, network evolution, and firm performance 'F.Sepulveda' & 'M.Gabrielsson' PART VI INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES - Conceptual, operational, and methodological considerations in studying the trust-performance relationship: A critical review of empirical research in international strategic alliances 'T.Ali' & 'J.Larimo' - Asset specificity, asset opacityand ownership structures in domestic and cross-border joint ventures 'S.Golesorkhi' & 'M.Yamin' - '' - PART VII CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION - Economic organization and social solidarity: Keiretsu as a local/global concept 'T.Oikawa' - Institutional determinants of good corporate governance: The Case of Nigeria 'E.Adegbite

• ISBN: 978-0-230-28997-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 04/03/2011
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