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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800035003321

Titolo

The Italian multinationals / / edited by Fabrizio Onida and Gianfranco Viesti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-13358-1

0-415-63009-6

0-203-07716-4

1-283-94194-5

0-203-07773-3

1-135-13359-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions : international business ; ; v. 27

Altri autori (Persone)

OnidaFabrizio

ViestiGianfranco

Disciplina

338.88945

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1988 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE ITALIAN MULTINATIONALS; Copyright; THE ITALIAN MULTINATIONALS; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Patterns of International Specialisation and Technological Competitiveness in Italian Manufacturing Industry; 2. Size and Trends of Italian Direct Investment Abroad: A Quantitative Assessment; 3. Geographical and Sectoral Pattern of Italian Direct Investment Abroad; 4. International Strategies of Italian Multinationals; 5. Italian Non-equity Ventures Abroad: Evidence from Field Interviews

6. Technological Interdependence, Market Structure and the Pattern of International Growth of Italian Firms7. Italian Inward and Outward Direct Investment: A Comparison; 8. Summary and Conclusions: Italy as an International Investor; Appendix. Profiles of Major Italian Multinationals; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book, based on extensive, original, detailed research presents a comprehensive overview of the Italian multinationals and their activities during the 1990s. It:surveys the size, geographical and sectoral distribution of Italian multinationalsexamines why they went



international, how and what they gaineddiscusses the strategic position of Italian multinationals in the world economyexamines the effect of multinationals investment both inward and outward on the Italian economyprovides detail on