Globalization of services : some implications for theory and practice / / edited by Yair Aharoni and Lilach Nachum

• Record Nr.: UNISA996203083403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-134-73636-3; 0-429-23254-3; 1-134-73637-1; 1-280-40371-3; 0-203-46536-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; ; 19
• Altri autori (Persone): AharoniYair; NachumLilach
• Disciplina: 338.4
• Soggetti: Competition, International; Service industries
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction: setting the scene; The globalization of service industries; Foreign direct investment in services: trends and patterns; Developing regulatory disciplines in professional services: the role of the World Trade Organization; Theory; FDI, the location advantages of countries and the competitiveness of TNCs: US FDI in professional service industries; History and contingency in international accounting firms; The role of reputation in global professional business services; The globalization of professional business service firms: fad or genuine source of competitive advantage?Enforcement and appropriation of music intellectual property rights in global markets; International franchising: a network approach to FDI; Knowledge creation and transfer in global service firms; Case studies; Global competition in industrial services: an analysis of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services; International alliances in service business: the case ; of the airline industry; DHL Worldwide Express: providing just-in-time delivery services across customs borders in Central and Eastern EuropeGlobalization of hotel services: an examination of ownership and alliance patterns in a maturing service sector; The search for core competencies in a service multinational: a case study of the French hotel Novotel; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In an era of accelerating change in the world economy, services are assuming greater importance for the economies of both developed and developing countries. As technological developments allow increasing tradeability of services, huge global firms are offering services across national boundaries. This important book explores the global impact of this economic phenomenon from both empirical and theoretical perspectives.