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1036047
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b790417
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Internalization, international diversification and the multinational enterprise : : essays in honour of Alan M. Rugman /\ [edited by] Alain Verbeke.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;San Diego, Calif. :: Elsevier,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Research in global strategic management ;; v. 11
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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0080460682
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: 1849503508
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: 6610631751
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: 9780080460680
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: 9781849503501
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: 9786610631759
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0762312203
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9780762312207
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| Notes
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Title from title screen.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Essays in Honour of Alan M. Rugman -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part A: Alan Rugman as Eminent Scholar of the Academy of Management's International Management Division -- Cave! HIC Dragones! Alan M. Rugman's Contributions to the Field of International Business -- Introduction -- A Segue: Susan Strange and the Dragons -- Alan Rugman's Dragons -- The ''Big Bad'' MNE versus Internalization Theory -- The Anti-Free Traders: Alan Rugman and the CUSFTA/NAFTA Debates -- Porter's Diamond versus the Double Diamond -- The Myth of Globalization versus the Reality of Regionalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The MNE'S Spatial Positioning -- Introduction -- Career Parallels -- Adding Outsourcing to the MNE's Spatial Positioning -- Significance of the Spatial Framework -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part B: The 25th Anniversary of ''International Diversification and the Multinational Enterprise'' -- Rugman and the Geography of MNE Activity -- Introduction -- THE 1970s -- THE 1980s -- THE 1990s -- THE 2000s -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Financial and Non-Financial Theories of International Diversification -- Background -- A Shift in Focus in Discussions of Corporate Diversification -- Two Strands of Analysis -- Innovation in the MNE as an Evolutionary Process: The Analytical Background -- Implications for the Analysis of MNEs -- International Diversification of the Technological Competence Base in the MNE -- Patterns of International Technological Diversification -- References -- Internalization Theory and the International Diversification: Performance Conundrum -- A Critical Review of the Theoretical Reasons why International Diversification and Internal Expansion Should Affect Performance -- International Diversification and Performance -- The ''Portfolio Diversification'' Argument -- The Resource Access Argument -- The Economies of Scale Argument -- International Expansion and Performance -- The Economies of Scale Argument -- The Resource Access/Learning/Competition Arguments -- Internalization Theory to the Rescue -- Multinationality and Risk Reduction -- Investment in Intangibles and Foreign Operations -- Multinationality and Profitability -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part C: Extending Alan Rugman's Work on Regional Strategies and the Environment -- Regional Strategy and Performance in the Global Automotive Industry -- Introduction -- Transaction Cost Economics -- Multinationality and Performance -- The Data -- Where do Firms Sell? -- Who Makes Money -- Conceptual Analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Regional and Global Strategies in the Intercontinental Passenger Airline Industry: The Rise of Alliance-Specific Advantages -- Regional and Global Strategies in the Intercontinental Passenger Airline Industry -- A Transaction Cost Approach to Regional Multinationals -- Alliance Specific Advantage as a Vehicle to Host Region Mark.
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The contributors to this volume cover a diverse range of subjects including Rugman's contributions to the field of international business, financial and non-financial theories of international diversification, and the rethinking international management theory in a world of regional multinationals.
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Rugman, Alan M.
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Rugman, Alan M.
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International business enterprises-- Management.
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International business enterprises.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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International business enterprises-- Management.
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International business enterprises.
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Geografische aspecten.
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Internationale ondernemingen.
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Internationalisatie.
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Milieufactoren.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.8/8
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HD62.4.I544 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Verbeke, Alain.
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