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The Multinational Enterprise and the Globalization of Knowledge

The Multinational Enterprise and the Globalization of Knowledge

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This book examines the role of knowledge within multinational enterprises and their global networks. It introduces the concept of 'Global Factory', a framework for the understanding of spatially distributed activities under the control of a focal firm, and it focuses on the role of foreign direct investment in the transformation of China.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures List of Tables Foreword by Edward M. Graham Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction and Overview PART ONE: THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE, KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS A Global System View of Firm Boundaries; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai A Formal Analysis of Knowledge Combination in Multinational Enterprises; P.J.Buckley & M.J.Carter Asian Network Firms: An Analytical Framework; P.J.Buckley PART TWO: GLOBALISATION AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY Globalisation, Economic Geography and the Strategy of International Enterprises; P.J.Buckley & P.N.Ghauri Cartography and International Business; P.J.Buckley United States Foreign Direct Investment into Canada: An Empirical Analysis with Emphasis on the Free Trade Hypothesis; P.J.Buckley , J.Clegg, N.Forsans & K.T.Reilly PART THREE: KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES Knowledge Transfer to China: Policy Lessons from Foreign Affiliates; P.J.Buckley , J.Clegg & H.Tan The Art of Knowledge Transfer: Secondary and Reverse Transfer in China's Telecommunications Manufacturing Industry; P.J.Buckley , J.Clegg & H.Tan Language and Social Knowledge in Foreign Knowledge Transfer to China; P.J.Buckley , M.J.Carter , J.Clegg & H.Tan PART FOUR: FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND TRANSFORMATION IN CHINA The Relationship between Inward Foreign Direct Investment and the Performance of Domestically Owned Chinese Manufacturing Industry; P.J.Buckley, J.Clegg & C.Wang Reform and Restructuring in a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise: Sinotrans in the 1990s; P.J.Buckley , J.Clegg & H.Tan The Strategy of Foreign-Invested Manufacturing Enterprises in China: Export-Oriented and Market-Oriented FDI Revisited; P.J.Buckley & C.Meng PART FIVE: RESEARCH AGENDA The Research Agenda in International Business: Past, Present and the Future; P.J.Buckley & F.De Beule Notes Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781403991690
  • Publisher: Palgrave USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 359
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1403991693
  • Publisher Date: 22 Nov 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y


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