The organisation of the firm : international business perspectives / / edited by Ram Mudambi and Martin Ricketts

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814609403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• ISBN: 1-134-76444-8; 1-280-33195-X; 0-203-28225-6; 0-203-02490-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks
• Altri autori (Persone): MudambiRam <1954->; RickettsMartin J
• Disciplina: 338.7; 658/.049
• Soggetti: Business enterprises; Industrial management; Industrial organization; International business enterprises; Management Styles & Communication; Management; Business & Economics
• 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 (pages 195-208) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; ECONOMIC ORGANISATION AND THE MULTINATIONAL FIRM Ram Mudambi and Martin Ricketts; Theoretical Issues; THE ECONOMICS OF INTERNAL ORGANISATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE Mark Casson; THE ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS PROCESS DESIGN IN MULTINATIONAL FIRMS Peter J.Buckley and Martin J.Carter; INCORPORATING THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE INTO THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE James R.Markusen; Interfaces and Organisation; THE CONJUNCTION OF COMPETITION AND COLLABORATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS John BurtonA MODEL OF BUYER-SUPPLIER ; RELATIONS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MULTINATIONAL FIRM Ram Mudambi and Susan McDowell Mudambi; Current Applications; A SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR DEFENCE EQUIPMENT: ORGANISATION AND COLLABORATION Keith Hartley; EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Alistair Alcock; SUPPLIER RELATIONS IN THE MULTINATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Mari Sako, Richard Lamming and Susan R.Helper; References; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years there has been a growth in work on the organization of the firm. The same period has also seen a corresponding rise in literature dealing with the organization of the multinational firm, but the two literatures have developed quite separately, even though insights from each have much to offer the other. This unique collection of essays from respected academics aims to bridge this gap, addressing questions of the theory of the firm and international business.The material is presented in three sections:* The first section deals with theoretical issues underpinning multi