ABSTRACT

The Nature of the Transnational Firm brings together the major approaches to the transnational firm in one volume. Leading thinkers present overviews of a vibrant theoretical literature and assess the current state of analysis. Thoroughly revised and updated to take account the explosive growth of foreign direct investment in the 1990s, this volume will be welcomed by students and researchers of international business, international economics and business economics. Contributors include: John Cantwell, John H. Dunning, Edward M. Graham, Jean-Francois Hennart, Neil Kay.

part 1|6 pages

The (theory of the) transnational firm

chapter |1 pages

Notes

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter |9 pages

Notes

chapter |1 pages

Concluding comments

chapter |1 pages

Acknowledgements

chapter |3 pages

References

chapter |9 pages

Some empirical evidence

chapter |1 pages

Conclusion

chapter |3 pages

References

chapter |3 pages

The demand-side perspective

chapter |1 pages

Conclusions and policy