European Competitiveness [Paperback]

Analyses the key factors determining European competitiveness.This book analyses the key factors determining European competitiveness. It focuses in particular on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, technology and innovation, and continuing European integration. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the USA and Japan, is also examined.This book analyses the key factors determining European competitiveness. It focuses in particular on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, technology and innovation, and continuing European integration. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the USA and Japan, is also examined.Analyzing the key factors determining current and future European competitiveness, this book focuses on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, the role of technology and innovation, and of continuing European integration, and deals with these issues on the level of firms, industries, and countries. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the United States and Japan, is also examined. It will be of interest to students, scholars and policy makers concerned with industry, technology, trade, and the future of the EC.1. Introduction: internationalisation, integration and European competitiveness Kirsty Hughes; Part I. Internationalisation and Corporate Control: 2. Location decisions of Japanese multinational firms in European manufacturing industries Hideki Yamawaki; 3. New forms of international involvement, competition, and competitiveness: the case of Italy Gianluigi Alzona, Laura Rondi and Giampaolo Vitali; 4. Strategic technology partnering and international corporate strategies John Hagedoorn and Jos Schakenraad; 5. Corporate control and competitiveness: the French case Danielle Galliano and Alain Alcouffe; Part II. Technological Specialisation and International Trade: 6. Patterns of technological specialisation and growth of innovative activities in advancel