Contents: 1. Multinationals: -- in theory and practice -- 2. From FDI to the MNE: -- Hymer and the roots of ownership advantage -- 3. From innovation to internationalisation: the product cycle model -- 4. From multi-domestic hierarchy to network hierarchy -- 5. Trade and FDI revisited: -- the...

The early research on multinational enterprises usually relied on traditional economic theory or relatively simple but powerful theories developed in the field of international business. They were developed to help us understand why firms entered international markets. However, as the field of...

1. International business before the Industrial Fevolution -- 2. The age of companies -- 3. International business in the First Industrial Revolution (1800-1870) -- 4. Enterprises and entrepreneurs in an age of globalisation (1870-1914) -- 5. International entrepreneurship between crisis and...

CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. China's transition to a market economy. Past, present, and future trends -- CHAPTER 3. China´s institutional framework, capabilities, and internationalisation strategies of Chinese multinationals -- CHAPTER 4. A narrative Inquiry strategy to analyse...

Chapter: International Business and Security – Geostrategic Perspective -- Chapter: International Business and Security Focus – Emerging Economies in the Indo-Pacific -- Chapter: International Business and Security Nexus – China -- Chapter: International Business and Security Nexus –...