Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing : Causes and Consequences

The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Internationalization -- CHANGES IN GLOBAL MARKETS -- Foreign Competition in the United States -- Growth in Foreign Demand -- Shorter Product Lives, More Customization, Faster Response -- Increasing Capital Intensity -- Market Sophistication -- GLOBAL DISSEMINATION OF TECHNOLOGY -- Access to Critical Components -- Access to Process Equipment -- Interfirm Collaborations -- Dispersion of R&D Facilities -- CHANGES IN COST PRIORITIES -- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS -- Exchange Rate Fluctuations -- Europe 1992 -- U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement -- Trade Protection -- CONCLUSION -- 3 National Economic and Political Implications -- INWARD INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN OWNERSHIP -- TECHNOLOGY FLOWS -- DOMESTIC VERSUS INTERNATIONAL POLICY -- INADEQUATE INFORMATION -- CONCLUSION -- 4 Keys to Success -- SOURCES OF CORPORATE SUCCESS -- Corporate Imperatives -- 1. Develop Necessary Managerial Capabilities -- 2. Accumulate and Exploit Key Competitive Capabilities -- 3. Collect and Exploit Global Intelligence -- 4. Tap International Capabilities by Participating in Global Networks -- 5. Maximize Value -- 6. Speed Technology Commercialization -- SOURCES OF NATIONAL SUCCESS -- 1. Maintain Open Markets -- 2. Build Intellectual Assets -- 3.Reassess Information Requirements -- 4. Retain High Value-added Manufacturing as a Key National Competitive Capability by Providing a Fav... -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix Indicators of Internationalization -- Bibliography.