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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780097303321

Autore

Kumar Nagesh <1958, >

Titolo

Multinational enterprises in India : industrial distribution, characteristics, and performance / / Nagesh Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1990

ISBN

1-134-95105-1

1-134-95106-X

1-280-33169-0

0-203-04142-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Collana

International Business Series

Disciplina

337

338.8/8854

338.88854

Soggetti

International business enterprises - India

Business enterprises - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-136) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Policy of government of India towards foreign investment; Place of multinational or foreign enterprises in Indian industry: overall and sectoral shares; Determinants of inter-industry distribution of foreign shares in Indian manufacturing: a test of the internalization theory; Foreign and local enterprises in Indian manufacturing: an analysis of discriminating characteristics; Determinants of profitability of foreign and local firms in Indian manufacturing

Export behaviour of foreign and local firms in Indian manufacturing Summary and conclusions; The data base; sources, methodology, and definitions; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Multinational enterprises play a vital role in the economic activity of most developing countries. In India MNE affiliates dominate whole sectors of industry - such as plastics and pharmaceuticals - characterised by a high degree of product differentiation, complex technology and high skill intensity. Such advantages, combined with



intangible assets, centralised decision making and global outlook lead to a divergence of approach between MNEs and their local counterparts in host developing countries.This book analyses the inter-industry pattern of MNEs in India in the framework of the inter