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Summary
Summary
The Oxford Handbook of International Business comprises twenty-eight original chapters from the world's most distinguished scholars in the field of international business. United as a whole, these reflect both the present structure of the field and the major intellectual issues of current and likely future interest. Demonstrating analytical insight and critical thinking, the authors are all authorities on their chosen topics and have been active as leaders in the Academy of International Business. Their chapters survey and synthesize relevant literature of recent years, ensuring that the volume will be a primary reference for students and scholars throughout the social sciences.The book is split into five major sections, providing comprehensive coverage of the following areas: the history and theory of the multinational enterprise; the political and policy environment of international business; strategies of multinational enterprises; the financial areas of the multinational enterprise (marketing, finance and accounting, HRM, and innovation); and business systems in Asia, South America, and the transitional economies.
Author Notes
Alan M. Rugman is L. Leslie Waters Chair of International Business at Indiana University, and Fellow of Templeton College, University of Oxford. Thomas L. Brewer is Associate Professor and Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.
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Imagine a book containing original state-of-the-art literature reviews in international business by leading scholars in the field. Imagine also that these scholars not only review the current literature but also add their analytical insight and critical thinking. This current book does exactly that. The editors, well-respected academics themselves, organize the book in six parts. Four foundation parts cover the history and theory of the multinational enterprise, political and policy environment, strategy for multinational enterprises, and managing the multinational enterprise. These foundations are examined in fine detail in part 5 in the form of regional studies of Japan, Latin America, China, and transition economies such as the former Soviet bloc countries. Two chapters in the sixth and concluding part suggest future research directions in the discipline of international business. This handbook is both scholarly in treatment and rigorous in sweep. In examining multinational enterprise strategy, contributors address such topics as strategic alliances and political risk. In addition, essays also cover the dynamic interaction between multinational enterprises and national policies of home and host countries. Recommended for research and faculty collections. R. Subramanian Grand Valley State University
Table of Contents
| The Oxford Handbook of International Business | p. i |
| The Oxford Handbook of International Business | p. iii |
| Preface | p. v |
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Figures | p. xiii |
| Tables | p. xv |
| List of Contributors | p. xvii |
| Part I History and Theory of the Multinational Enterprise | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 the History of Multinational Enterprise | p. 3 |
| References | p. 26 |
| Chapter 2 the Key Literature on Ib Activities: 1960-2000 | p. 36 |
| References | p. 62 |
| Chapter 3 International Trade Theory and International Business | p. 69 |
| References | p. 86 |
| References | p. 125 |
| Chapter 5 Theories of the Multinational Enterprise | p. 127 |
| References | p. 145 |
| References | p. 173 |
| Part II the Political and Policy Environment | p. 179 |
| Chapter 7 Sovereignty@Bay: Globalization, Multinational Enterprise, and the International Political System | p. 181 |
| References | p. 201 |
| Chapter 8 National Policies and Domestic Politics | p. 206 |
| References | p. 227 |
| Chapter 9 the Multilateral Trading System | p. 232 |
| References | p. 256 |
| Appendix 11.1 | p. 308 |
| Part III Strategy for Mnes | p. 315 |
| References | p. 344 |
| Appendix 13.1 Mne Organizational Structures | p. 370 |
| References | p. 375 |
| Chapter 14 Strategy and Management in Mne Subsidiaries | p. 380 |
| References | p. 396 |
| Chapter 15 Strategic Alliances | p. 402 |
| References | p. 422 |
| Part IV Managing the Mne | p. 429 |
| Chapter 16 Innovation and Information Technology in Mne | p. 431 |
| References | p. 450 |
| Chapter 17 Contemporary Research Trends in International Marketing: the 1990s | p. 457 |
| Appendix 17.1 List of Journals Reviewed | p. 489 |
| References | p. 490 |
| Chapter 18 Culture and Human Resources Management | p. 503 |
| References | p. 533 |
| References | p. 554 |
| References | p. 583 |
| Chapter 21 Taxes, Transfer Pricing, and the Multinational Enterprise | p. 591 |
| References | p. 617 |
| Part V Regional Studies | p. 621 |
| Chapter 22 Japan | p. 623 |
| References | p. 648 |
| Chapter 23 International Business in Latin America | p. 652 |
| References | p. 677 |
| Chapter 24 China and International Business | p. 681 |
| References | p. 711 |
| Chapter 25 International Business Research on Transition Economies | p. 716 |
| References | p. 747 |
| Chapter 26 the Smaller Economies of Pacific Asia and Their Business Systems | p. 760 |
| References | p. 780 |
| Part VI Conclusions | p. 783 |
| Chapter 27 Methodological Contributions in International Business and the Direction of Academic Research Activity | p. 785 |
| References | p. 812 |
| References | p. 837 |
| Subject Index | p. 843 |
