Internationalisation Process, Context and Markets [Hardcover]

This fourth volume in the Academy of International Business Series examines three main areas of internationalization: the internationalization process, competitive advantage in an international context and international business in emerging markets. The cohesive theme threading through the chapters comprises the twin objectives of assessing the current state-of-the-art research into international business phenomena and looking forward to emerging research themes for the new millenium.Preface; F. Burton & G. Hooley PART 1: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS Towards an Integrative Framework of the Internationalization of the Firm; J. Bell & S. Young The Determinants of Subsidiary Mandates and Subsidiary Initiative: a Three Country Study; J. Birkinshaw, N. Hood & S. Johansson Locating International R&D Subsidiaries: Between Countries and within Country Determinants; J. Taggart Working with Organizational Complexity and Diversity: an Empirical Study of the Formation and Evolution of an Italian-Japanese Joint Venture; D.R. Sharpe PART 2: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Absorbtive Capacity and Learning in Technology Transfer: the Case of Taiwanese Information Technology Firms; P. Sher, V. Wong & V. Shaw The Role of Resources in Global Competition; J. Fahy R&D Strategy in the Multinational Affiliate; J. Taggart 'The Ties that Bond?'; M. Casson, R. Loveridge & S. Singh PART 3: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN DEVELOPING MARKETS The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Transition Process in Central and Eastern Europe; G. Hooley, T. Cox, J. Beracs, K. Fonfara, M. Marinov & B. Snoj Entry Mode and Performance in Hungary and Poland: the Case of British Firms; S. Ali & H. Mirza Central and Eastern European Investments: a Comparison of US, Dutch and German Firm Activities; K.D. Brouthers, L.E. Brouthers & G. Nakos The Business Environment for International Joint Venture Formation in Less Developed Countries: a Case Study; H. SellS-