ABSTRACT
This book offers a distinctive analysis of the relations and interplay between the internal activities of firms, their changing boundaries, and increasing reliance on networks and alliances with other firms.The contributors offer a blend of theoretical and empirical studies; they are based on a set of related perspectives in modern economics, inclu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I ALLIANCE CAPITALISM?
part |2 pages
PART II Joint ventures, alliances, and hierarchical integration
chapter 6|27 pages
TESTING THEORIES OF JOINT VENTURES
Why Japanese investors in the United States choose joint ventures over acquisitions
chapter 8|27 pages
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Analysis of international vertical integration in multinational companies
part |2 pages
Part III SUPPLY RELATIONS