The Changing Global Context of International Business [Hardcover]

This book explores 4 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 11 September 2001. Peter Buckley is a world renowned expert in the field of international Business.Introduction and Overview The Moral Basis of Global Capitalism Corporations and Structural Change in the World Economy Alternatives and Decline, Threat or Scarcity: Exit, Voice, Loyalty and Institutional Response Egypt at a Crossroads: MNE's and Economic Development in a Global Environment Foreign Direct Investment and Europe European Integration, Regional subsystems and MNE Responsiveness: The Case of Germany Choice of Location and Mode: The Case of Australian Investors in the UK Foreign Market Servicing Strategies in the NAFTA Area Increasing the Size of the Country, Regional Economic Integration and Foreign Direct Investment in a globalised World Economy Performance Relationships in UK International Alliances Task and Partner-Related Selection Criteria in UK International joint Ventures Managing Cross-Border Complementary Knowledge Knowledge Management in Global Technology Markets: Applying Theory to PracticeMARTIN CARTER Lecturer in Economics, Leeds University Business SchoolMARK CASSON Professor of Economics, University of ReadingJEREMY CLEGG Jean Monnet Senior Lecturer in European Integration and International Business Management, Leeds University Business SchoolADAM CROSS Senior Lecturer in International Business, Leeds University Business SchoolRON EDWARDSNICOLAS FORSANS Lecturer in Strategic Management, Leeds University Business SchoolKEITH GLAISTER Professor of International Strategic Management, Leeds University Business SchoolKEVIld