Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities...

1. The Beginnings of the European Union and Overview of the Book -- 2. Car Production and the Four Phases of European Integration, 1958-2017 -- 3. Introduction to Part II: The Early Belgian Car Industry -- 4. Ford Motor in Belgium -- 5. General Motors in Belgium -- 6. A History of Renault...

Objective and relevance of this study for entry mode research in Russia -- Application and review of institutional theory, transaction cost theory and entry mode research -- Data and research methodology based on the BEEPS project und Bureau van Dijk data -- Contributions, methodological...

1. Introduction -- Part I. The Regional, Economic, and Geopolitical Perspectives -- 2. Market Entry Strategies of Huawei in Germany and the Russian Federation from a Network Theory Perspective -- 3. Huawei’s Growth Strategies and Challenges in Russia -- 4. Crouching Tiger in a Transition...

1. Is Transaction Cost Economics Behavioral? -- 2. Clarifying Key Terms and Philosophical Foundations of Transaction Cost Economics -- 3. Opportunism and Bounded Rationality in Transaction Cost Economics: Values, Attitudes, or Behaviors? -- 4. Modeling Bounded Rationality: Mediation or...

Based on their ability to facilitate interdependencies across the borders of national and regional markets, multinationals enterprises (MNEs) act as the key drivers of world trade and investment activities. While recent global challenges additionally highlight the need to explain and assess the...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Point of Departure -- Chapter 3. Actor Specificities and the Types of Economic Organization -- Chapter 4. Transcending Borders and Institutional Dynamics -- Chapter 5. Conflating Capitalisms: Western MNCs in Latin America -- Chapter 6. The Action Situation...