This study examines the nature of technology and the process of its transfer in five service industries from parent companies to foreign affiliates. Three principal research questions are posed: What is the key technology in each industry? What are the main methods for transferring this...

Given the large size and rapid growth of foreign direct investment in the United States, this subject is a central concern of U.S. firms and U.S. government policymakers. This study explores the factors that contribute to the explanation of FDI in the United States by country of origin of...

After more than a decade of existence and almost unending controversy, the Andean Foreign Investment Code still remains in place as the centerpiece of policy toward multinational enterprises in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Some of this code's impacts on foreign firms are...

The multinational firm, as the central actor in international business, has been studied extensively across countries and intensively within companies. No single theoretical structure can deal with all important aspects of these firms. Nonetheless, some powerful explanatory tools such as the...