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      American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry
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      American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry

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      American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry book

      American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry

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      American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry book

      ByJohn Dunning
      Edition 2nd Edition
      First Published 1998
      eBook Published 25 June 1998
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203013175
      Pages 366
      eBook ISBN 9780203013175
      Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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      Dunning, J. (1998). American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203013175

      ABSTRACT

      This classic work, first published in 1958, is a seminal text in international business history. This new, substantially updated and revised edition is being published on the fortieth anniversary of the first edition. Features of the revised edition include:
      * a new introduction
      * a new concluding chapter
      * amendments and additions to the original text
      * a new statistical appendix which examines the main features and significance of the US penetration of UK industry over the past four decades.
      Professor Dunning is one of the most internationally renowned and respected scholars in international business research. The updated version of this highly regarded book is a major contribution to studies in international business history.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |5 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|24 pages

      The growth of US investment in British manufacturing industry

      chapter 2|22 pages

      The present-day scope of American participation in British industry

      chapter 3|13 pages

      The structure and organization of US affiliates in Britain

      chapter 4|10 pages

      The structure and organization of US affiliates in Britain

      chapter 5|30 pages

      Comparative operating methods and productivity in US parent and UK branch plants

      chapter 6|31 pages

      The influence of US firms on UK industrial development and on the efficiency of their UK competitors

      chapter 7|29 pages

      The influence of US firms on their UK suppliers

      chapter 8|13 pages

      The products supplied by US firms and their contribution to industrial productivity and consumer welfare

      chapter 9|27 pages

      Managerial techniques adopted by US firms and their influence on UK ideas and policies

      chapter 10|26 pages

      Overall economic effects and future prospects of US direct investment in the United Kingdom

      chapter 11|21 pages

      Forty years on: American investment in British industry revisited

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