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Authors: Peter J Buckley
ISBN-13: 9780333994443, ISBN-10: 0333994442
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Peter J Buckley

Peter J. Buckley is Professor of International Business at the University of Leeds.

Book Synopsis

This book explores four key issues in the world economy: the changing context of international business, the continuing pace of economic integration, international joint ventures and knowledge management. More specifically the book explores how each of the issues affects the strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The book takes into account the moral basis of global capitalism, made all the more important after the events of September 11th, 2001.

	List of Tables
	List of Figures
	Foreword
	Acknowledgements
	Notes on the Contributors
1	Introduction and overview	1
Pt. I	The Changing Context of International Business
2	The Moral Basis of Global Capitalism: Beyond the Eclectic Theory	5
3	Corporations and Structural Change in the World Economy	39
4	Alternatives to Decline, Threat or Scarcity: Exit, Voice, Loyalty and Institutional Response	56
5	Egypt at a Crossroads: MNEs and Economic Development in a Global Environment	64
Pt. II	International Economic Integration and Multinational Enterprises
6	Foreign Direct Investment and Europe	91
7	European Integration, Regional Subsystems and MNE Responsiveness	112
8	Choice of Location and Mode: The Case of Australian Investors in the UK	148
9	Foreign Market Servicing Strategies in the NAFTA Area	169
10	Increasing the Size of the 'Country': Regional Economic Integration and Foreign Direct Investment in a Globalized World Economy	191
Pt. III	International Joint Ventures
11	Task and Partner-related Selection Criteria in UK International Joint Ventures	221
12	Performance Relationships in UK International Alliances	264
Pt. IV	Knowledge Management in Multinational Enterprises
13	Managing Cross-Border Complementary Knowledge: Conceptual Developments in the Business Process Approach to Knowledge Management in Multinational Firms	293
14	Knowledge Management to Global Technology Markets: Applying Theory to Practice	322
	Index	341