Intro -- 1 Thesis background and research structure -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Research motivation -- 1.3 Research topic and research objectives -- 1.3.1 Integration and global sourcing success: a social capital perspective -- 1.3.2 Developing a method to assess competition in industrial markets...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 A Novus Mundus -- An Olympic effect -- Farewell to the old world -- Investments in the emerging countries -- Latin America and the Arab countries -- Latin America and Asia -- The new Latin American contagion -- Multilatinas...

The combination of new technologies, the perceived failures of liberal economics and democracy in many developing nations, the rise of modern kinds of authoritarians, and the success of some of the best-known state capitalists have created an era ripe for state intervention. State Capitalism...

Over the past decade, foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world has nearly tripled, and with this surge have come dramatic shifts in FDI flows. In Foreign Direct Investment, distinguished economists look at changes in FDI, including historical trends, specific country experiences,...

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 China's Drive for Innovation -- 2 How Chinese Companies Innovate -- 3 What is Different About Chinese Innovation? -- 4 Multinational Corporations' Innovation in China -- 5 How Multinational Corporations Can Organize For Innovation in China -- 6 Open Innovation in...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2 The Impact of Inward FDI on Host Countries: Why Such Different Answers? -- Chapter 3 Disentangling FDI Spillover Effects: What Do Firm Perceptions Tell Us? -- Chapter 4 Foreign Direct Investment and Externalities:...