International business organization : subsidiary management, entry strategies, and emerging markets

The fifth volume of the Academy of International Business Series concentrates on three crucial areas of International Business: organizational issues across multinational enterprises, international market entry strategy and emerging markets. It examines theory and practice in parent-subsidiary relationships, in host country and MNE interactions, and in the organizational response of international business to dynamics in the global economy. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction: International Business Organization....Pages 1-4 Some Paradoxes of the Emerging Global Economy: The Multinational Solution....Pages 5-21 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Introduction....Pages 25-28 US MNC Subsidiaries in the UK: Characteristics and Strategic Role....Pages 29-46 Host-Country Technological and Scientific Collaborations of MNE Subsidiaries: Evidence from Operations in Europe....Pages 47-66 An Evolutionary Analysis of Subsidiary Innovation and ‘Reverse’ Transfer in Multinational Companies....Pages 67-82 On the Duration Dependence of MNE Investment....Pages 83-96 Culture and HRM Strategies: The Case of an American Subsidiary in Scotland....Pages 97-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Introduction....Pages 115-118 Bounded Rationality, Meta-Rationality and the Theory of International Business....Pages 119-140 Internalization and Multinational Banking....Pages 141-155 Strategic Motives and Selection Criteria in International Joint Ventures: Perspectives of UK Firms and Foreign Firms....Pages 156-175 A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Performance Measures and Factors Affecting International Joint Venture Performance....Pages 176-193 A Proposed Solution to the Transnational Structure Paradox....Pages 194-212 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 Introduction....Pages 215-219 ‘Globalization’ and the Convergence of National Business Systems....Pages 220-236 Employee Ownership and Employment: The Case of Russian Privatized Firms....Pages 237-257 Trust and Enforcement in Emerging Business Systems....Pages 258-277 Segmenting the Market: An ‘Old’ Approach that Holds ‘New’ Promise for the FDI-Attraction Process in Developing Countries....Pages 278-293 Cultural Compatibility in International Acquisitions....Pages 294-306 Back Matter....Pages 307-348