1. International business in a changing world environment -- 2. Whither global capitalism? -- 3. Some paradoxes of the …

Given the increase in large scale mergers throughout the world, this book addresses the growing problem of restricted … and Europe and to demonstrate how far a convergence of principles has developed. Secondly, to outline the theory of …

world trading system -- 7. corporate alliances and competition policies -- 8. alliance capitalism in Europe -- 9. EU growth …

The current paradigm shift in the world economy is challenging the traditional competitiveness and growth theories with … branches of competitiveness and growth research. The author illustrates this framework with a new long wave theory of socio …-economic development. This theory emphasises the competitiveness and growth benefits of rapid structural adjustment in the rapidly changing …

--with trade theory? -- 12. Towards a general paradigm of foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment -- 13. Globalization and … the theory of MNE activity -- 14. The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity … -- 15. The challenge of electronic markets for international business theory -- 16. Relational assets, networks and …

involved in the economics of innovation, be it in theory, policy or practice …

comparable to those in the US. In addition it sheds new light on the wider context of the theory of growth of new technologies …