Internationalization

Firm Strategies and Management
2003. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-349-51022-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 309 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: The Academy of International Business

This is the 10th volume of The Academy of International Business book series bringing together the latest research on firm strategies and management and the internationalization of the firm from the 29th Academy of International Business UK conference. The four main themes of the book are subsidiary location and performance, internationalization and firm strategy, the internationalization of the small firm and the Internet and e-commerce.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wheeler, C.

McDonald, F.

Greaves, I.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; C.Wheeler; F.McDonald; I.Greaves PART 1: SUBSIDIARY LOCATION AND PERFORMANCE The Relative Economic Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in UK Manufacturing; C.Wang; P.Siler, X.Liu What Attracts Japanese Manufacturing Investment; P.Yeung & R.Strange Employee Relations in German Multinationals in an Anglo-Saxon Setting and the New German Model of Labour Relations; H.Tüselmann, F.McDonald & A.Heise PART 2: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND FIRM STRATEGY From Global Concentration to Competitive Strategy; C.Carr Globalisation International: Standardisation of Product and Marketing Strategies in the ICT Field; P.Gabrielsson & M.Gabrielsson How Firm-Specific Characteristics Shape Prospective High-Tech Alliances in Emerging Economies; C.Mattios & A.Cross Effective Management of Internationalization Ventures; P.Dimitratos Sales Channel Strategies in Export Marketing of Small and Medium-Sized Northern Irish Design Companies; S.Loane; J.Bell; M.Gabrielsson & S.Al-Obaidi PART 3: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE SMALL FIRM The Role of Resources/Capabilities in the Internationalization of Small High Technology Firms; L.Bernadino & M.Jones Internationalization Patterns of Small High Technology Firms: Keep on, Step Back or Withdraw; R.Turcan Towards a Framework For Understanding the De-Internationalization Process During a Crisis: A Case-Study: Marks and Spencer; K.Mellahi Satisfaction With Paying For Government Export Assistance; J.Knight, J.Bell & R.McNaughton PART 4: THE INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE Internationalization: A Network Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of the Internet on Internationalization: The Case of Hong Kong SME's; H.Chen & S.Bridgewater Internet Usage and Marketing Relationships in the Real Estate Sector: Some Preliminary Insights From Canada and the UK; D.Sakalauskas & K.I.Ibeh Political Risk and Litigation in International E-Commerce; J.Frynas

Über Autor(innen)

ZUHAIR AL-OBAIDI Professor of International Business, Helsinki School of Economics
JIM BELL Professor of International Business Entrepreneurship, University of Ulster
LUIS BERNARDINO Assistant Professor of International Marketing, ISCTE-Management School of Lisbon, Portugal
ARRTI BILLIMORIA MA in International Business Analysis, University College Northampton
SUE BRIDGEWATER Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, Warwick Business School
CHRIS CARR Professor in Corporate Strategy, University of Edinburgh
HELEN CHEN-MANSOLAS PH.D Student at Warwick Business School
MARK COOK Principal Lecturer in Economics, University College Northampton
ADAM CROSS Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Leeds
CLAUDIO DE MATTOS Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School
PAVLOS DIMITRATOS Research Fellow, Strathclyde International Business Unit
GRAHAME FALLON Senior Lecturer in International Business, University College Northampton
GEORGE FRYNAS Lecturer at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
MIKA GABRIELSON Professor of International Business, Helsinki School of Economics
PETER GABRIELSSON Research Fellow, Helsinki School of Economics
ARNE HEISE Professor of Economics, University of Hamburg
KEVIN IBEH Lecturer, Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde
MARIAN V JONES Senior Lecturer, Department of Business and Management, University of Glasgow
JOHN KNIGHT Director of the International Business Programme, University of Otago, New Zealand
XIAMING LIU Senior Lecturer in the Strategic Management Group, Aston Business School
SHARON LOANE Doctoral Candidate, University of Ulster
ROD MCNAUGHTON Eyton Chair in Entrepreneurship, University of Waterloo, Canada
KAMEL MELLAHI Lecturer at Loughborough University Business School
SHAN PAN Lecturer at the National University of Singapore
DENNIS SAKALAUSKAS Associate/Consultant Putnam Associates Inc, Boston, USA
PAMELA SILER Divisional Leader in Economics, University of Abertay, Dundee
ROGER STRANGE Senior Lecturer in Economics, Kings College London
ROMEO TURCAN PH.D Student in the Marketing Department at the University of Strathclyde
HEINZ-JOSEF TÜSELMANN Reader in International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
CHENQI WANG Research Fellow at the Center for Chinese Business and Development, University of Leeds
PAKFEI YEUNG M.Sc in International Management Kings College London