Multinationals And Industrial Competitiveness: A New Agenda (New Horizons in International Business Series)

This Book Provides An Excellent Overview Of The Changing Relationship Between Multinationals And Economic Development As Globalization Has Taken Off, And Substantially Altered The Conditions For Catching Up As Opposed To Falling Behind. The Authors Move Very Effectively Between The Discussion Of Concepts That Are Crucial To Understanding Such Changes, And Various Empirical Evidence On Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Inter-firm Relationships, Institutional Settings And Competitiveness. John Cantwell, Rutgers University, Us The Globalisation Of The World Economy Has Undermined Many Of The Old Certainties Regarding Foreign Direct Investment Flows. Dunning And Narula Use The Concepts Of Alliance Capitalism And Technological Evolution To Analyse Recent Trends In International Business. They Identify The Challenges To Government Policymakers From Regional Integration, And The Consequent Intensification Of Political Competition To Attract High-technology Investment. This Masterful And Incisive Analysis Brings Great Clarity To Perplexing Issues, And Delineates A Cogent Industrial Policy Agenda For A Globalised Economy. Mark Casson, University Of Reading, Uk This Book Offers An Important Contribution To The Contemporary Debate On The Role Of Multinational Enterprises (mnes) In Economic Development In An Increasingly Globalizing, Knowledge-intensive And Alliance-based World Economy. Each Of The Chapters Touches Upon Critical Issues Now Facing The Global Economy. They Also Address The Growing Importance Of Innovative Activities Of Firms In Promoting Economic Development And Industrial Restructuring, As Well As The Role Of Fdi And Cooperative Agreements In Furthering This Goal. Emphasis Is Placed On The Increasingly Significant Role Of National Governments In Promoting The Intellectual Capital Of Their Indigenous Resources And Capabilities, And Of Inter-firm Collaborative Alliances. Globalization And Technological Advances Are Reconfiguring The Ingredients Of The Competitiveness Of Firms And Nation States. They Are Emphasizing The Increasingly Important Role Of Both Private And Social Institutions As Determinants Of The Success Of Corporations And Of The Economic Development Of Societies. Covering A Range Of Issues From Economic Development, Alliance Capitalism, Government Policies, Regional Integration And Industrial Development, This Authoritative Book Will Greatly Appeal To Academics And Economists, Especially Those Interested In International Business And Management. Multinationals and Industrial Competitiveness......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Figures......Page 6 Tables......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 1. The multinational enterprise, industrial development and policy: an introduction to the primary themes of this volume......Page 11 2. Developing countries versus multinationals in a globalizing world: the dangers of falling behind......Page 23 3. Industrial development, globalization and multinational enterprises: new realities for developing countries......Page 48 4. Incorporating trade into the investment development path......Page 81 5. Multinational fi rms, regional integration and globalizing markets......Page 108 6. Explaining international R&D alliances and the role of governments......Page 139 7 Explaining strategic R&D alliances of European fi rms......Page 163 8 R&D collaboration by ‘stand-alone’ SMEs: opportunities and limitations in the ICT sector......Page 185 9 Relational assets: the new competitive advantages of MNEs and countries......Page 211 10. Regaining competitiveness for Asian enterprises......Page 252 11. The role of foreign direct investment in upgrading China’s competitiveness......Page 270 Index......Page 283

focusing On The Contribution Of Multinational Enterprises To Economic Development, Dunning And Narula Analyze Recent Trends In International Business. Eleven Essays (most Previously Published In Various Journals) Cover Three Main Areas: Cross-border Trade, Research And Development Alliances, And Foreign Direct Investment. Particular Attention Is Paid To The Efforts Of National Governments To Promote Their Countries' Intellectual Capital. The Authors Teach Business At The U. Of Reading, Uk. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

"This book offers an important contribution to the contemporary debate on the role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in economic development in an increasingly globalizing, knowledge-intensive and alliance-based world economy." "Covering a range of issues from economic development, alliance capitalism, government policies, regional integration and industrial development, this authoritative book will greatly appeal to academics and economists, especially those interested in international business and management."--Jacket