Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy (RLE International Business)

Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy (RLE International Business)
Author: Michael Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135124493

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.

Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy (RLE International Business)

Multinationals and the Restructuring of the World Economy (RLE International Business)
Author: Michael Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2014-03-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415752152

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.

Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)

Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
Author: Chris J Dixon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135129975

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.

The Corporate Firm in a Changing World Economy (RLE International Business)

The Corporate Firm in a Changing World Economy (RLE International Business)
Author: Marc de Smidt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135126100

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.

Multinationals, Technology & Competitiveness (RLE International Business)

Multinationals, Technology & Competitiveness (RLE International Business)
Author: John H Dunning
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135124213

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.

The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business)

The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business)
Author: Michael Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135124558

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.

Strategies in Global Competition (RLE International Business)

Strategies in Global Competition (RLE International Business)
Author: Neil Hood
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135127859

The main thrust of Part 1 is to give some understanding of the concept of ‘global competition’. In doing so, the chapters rely heavily on industrial studies. Part 2 deals with two different aspects of this change viewed from two different perspectives. The one is economic and more macro: the other political and social and more micro, being concerned with the way in which companies have to utilize their various organisational units and integrate information on a fragmented environment into a strategic whole. Part 3 deals specifically with technology, as the particular segment of the environment which often has the largest impact on future strategies. In Part 4 the perspective of global competition is applied at industry, country and company levels and it is shown that this perspective adds new dimensions to old problems. The final parts address the problem of management in global competition.

The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations (RLE International Business)

The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations (RLE International Business)
Author: Ian M Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135130329

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.

Multinationals and Europe 1992 (RLE International Business)

Multinationals and Europe 1992 (RLE International Business)
Author: Beat Burgenmeier
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2013-01-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135134774

When it was originally published this book presented the first independent review of the critical role played by multinationals in Europe. Extending its focus beyond 1992, the book examines both the economic and business strategy frameworks the firms need to develop to maintain a competitive advantage. Using case-studies from specific industries, it looks not only at the activity of multinationals within the single market but explores the competitive strategies of non-European firms with special emphasis on Japanese companies which were poised to exploit 1992. The importance of interaction between multinationals and national government policies is also analysed taking into account the integration already achieved.