1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961523203321

Autore

Hornell Erik <1943-, >

Titolo

Multinationals : the Swedish case / / Erik Hornell and Jan-Erik Vahlne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-13309-3

1-283-94195-3

0-203-07766-0

1-135-13310-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. International business ; ; v. 20

Altri autori (Persone)

VahlneJan-Erik <1941->

Disciplina

338.889485

Soggetti

Corporations, Swedish

Investments, Swedish

Sweden Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1986 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The Swedish multinationals : description and theory -- pt. 2. Impact of foreign direct investment on Swedish industry.

Sommario/riassunto

This book considers the question of the impact of multinationals on Sweden. Based on extensive original research the book examines the benefits and drawbacks of multinationals for Sweden. It relates the Swedish case of multinationals to theories of multinational enterprise and to theories of industrial change. It reviews the extensive debate within Sweden on the question and discusses the policy options available to Sweden. It argues that the mix within a multinational and the spatial distribution (either at home or abroad) of production, research and development, marketing and central func