Multinational Corporations: Emergence and Evolution (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy, 15)

This work presents case-studies of the emergence and evolution of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in eleven developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, Tolentino develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective. Book cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series-Title......Page 3 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Dedications......Page 9 Contents......Page 11 List of Tables......Page 14 Foreword......Page 16 Preface......Page 20 1. The theoretical foundations......Page 28 2. The emergence of multinational corporations from the United States......Page 47 3. The evolution of multinational corporations from the United States......Page 77 4. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Sweden......Page 100 5. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Brazil......Page 113 6. Conclusion......Page 143 7. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the United Kingdom......Page 159 8. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Germany......Page 178 9. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Japan......Page 197 10. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Taiwan......Page 222 11. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from South Korea......Page 263 12. Conclusion......Page 301 13. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Switzerland......Page 334 14. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Hong Kong......Page 354 15. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Singapore......Page 382 16. Conclusion......Page 407 17. The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations: implications for theory......Page 428 References......Page 452 Index......Page 474 This work presents case studies of the emergence and evolution of MNCs based in 11 developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, the author develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective This book examines the emergence and evolution of multinational corporations (MNGs).