Theories of the Multinational Firm: A Multidimensional Creature in the Global Economy, Third Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1785367153 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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This thoroughly updated third edition acts on end-user feedback, with major revisions including;Chapter 1, The Multinational Firm: A Beauty or a Beast? rewritten to include recent data about foreign direct investments and multinational firmsa discussion of entrepreneurship theories and the application of these theories of/to the multinational firm added to Chapter 4a new chapter developing the idea of the governing multinational. Used internationally at undergraduate and postgraduate level, this highly successful textbook presents, analyses and compares six different theories of the multinational firm that have dominated the research in international business during the last four decades. Compact and accessible, this textbook is a required resource for students of international business, international management and international economy courses.. The author discloses the basic building blocks and assumptions behind each theory covered in order to achieve a better understanding of why the multinational firm is looked upon so differently by researchers and stakeholders
The most significant addition is a new chapter that describes an emerging perspective of the political power and governing influence that multinational companies (MNCs) and their top managers are increasingly exerting in today's world. 'The latest edition of this well-known book retains all that was in the previous edition and adds some new material. All of the contextual data about international business and MNCs is also updated to 2015. Why MNCs exist, how they compete, and their impact on society are the big, eternal questions that are addressed. Egelhoff, Fordham University, US . The core of the book remains the six important theoretical perspectives of the MNC, which are discussed at length in separate chapters and compared. The book can be read and understood at multiple levels, from learning what each theory is about to apprec
Mats Forsgren, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
Recommended as a text book This book is certainly one of the most comprehensive volumes for theories of firm internationalization.Although, it's written in an academic format, and some undergraduate students would find difficult to read, this book is an excellent companion for for Ietto-Gillies (2005).. JoanneGu said Thank you so much!. The book just meets my requirement. Thank you so much, seller!