This study examines the effect of diverse national values on strategic investment decision (SID) making in the context of industry globalization. Whilst previous single country studies of strategic decision making have highlighted the effect of variables such as uncertainty, environmental...

We need measures and tests of the effects of national values if we are not to over- or under-attribute management behaviour differences to them, but complex institutional and industrial influences make this difficult. Here, we examine international differences in the purposes of firms as...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDY -- PART I: Global oligopolies, concentration, and consolidation processes...