Internationalisation Strategies (the Academy Of International Business)

This volume, published in association with the UK chapter of the Academy of International Business , again contains a number of contributions from leading academics. The book looks at the environmental influences on internationalisation and considers the strategic options available to firms. Trading Blocs, Trade Liberalisation And Foreign Direct Investment / Roger Strange -- Global Integration : Changing Bilateral Trade And Investment Relations Between Canada And The Uk / Peter J. Buckley, Christopher L. Pass And Kate Prescott -- Internationalisation Of Service Firms : Strategic Considerations / Niklas Arvidsson -- Industrial Restructuring And The Control Of 'concentrations' In The European Market / Eleanor J. Morgan -- National Culture, Corporate Culture And Economic Performance : An Interdisciplinary Synthesis And Implications For Internationalisation Strategy / Christos Nicolaidis And Carla Miller -- International Franchising : Market Versus Hierarchy / Fred Burton And Adam R. Cross -- Study Of Ec Firms' Choice Of Entry Mode Into The Chinese Market : Licensing Or Joint Ventures? / Wei-ping Wu -- International Joint Ventures In China From A Managerial Perspective : A Comparison Between Different Sources Of Investment / Haochun Dong, Peter J. Buckley And Hafiz Mirza -- Impact Of Strategic Choice On The Internationalisation Of The Firm / Timothy Clark And Geoff Mallory -- Global Procurement : A Strategy For Improving International Business Competitiveness / Shan Rajagopal And Kenneth N. Bernard. Edited By George Chryssochoidis, Carla Millar, And Jeremy Clegg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-246) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-17 Trading Blocs, Trade Liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment....Pages 19-42 Global Integration: Changing Bilateral Trade and Investment Relations between Canada and the UK....Pages 43-69 Internationalisation of Service Firms: Strategic Considerations....Pages 71-89 Industrial Restructuring and the Control of ‘Concentrations’ in the European Market....Pages 91-112 National Culture, Corporate Culture and Economic Performance: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis and Implications for Internationalisation Strategy....Pages 113-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 International Franchising: Market versus Hierarchy....Pages 135-152 A Study of EC Firms’ Choice of Entry Mode into the Chinese Market: Licensing or Joint Ventures?....Pages 153-169 International Joint Ventures in China from a Managerial Perspective: A Comparison between Different Sources of Investment....Pages 171-191 The Impact of Strategic Choice on the Internationalisation of the Firm....Pages 193-206 Global Procurement: A Strategy for Improving International Business Competitiveness....Pages 207-226 Back Matter....Pages 227-252 Composed of contributions from leading academics, this book examines the environmental influences on internationalisation and considers the strategic options available to firms