05354nam 2200685 450 991046381050332120200903223051.01-78441-421-2(CKB)2670000000575643(EBL)1840438(SSID)ssj0001412940(PQKBManifestationID)11774084(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001412940(PQKBWorkID)11409801(PQKB)10720151(MiAaPQ)EBC1840438(Au-PeEL)EBL1840438(CaPaEBR)ebr10978420(CaONFJC)MIL660768(OCoLC)895048142(EXLCZ)99267000000057564320141124h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMultinational enterprises, markets and institutional diversity /edited by Alain Verbeke, Rob van Tulder, Sarianna M. Lundan ; EIBAFirst edition.West Yorkshire, England :Emerald,2014.©20141 online resource (518 p.)Progress in International Business Research,1745-8862 ;Volume 9Description based upon print version of record.1-78441-422-0 1-322-29486-0 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Multinational Enterprises, Markets and Institutional Diversity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Dedication; Chapter 1 New Analysis of Multinational Enterprises and Their Linkages with Markets and Institutional Diversity; Introduction; Part I: New Governance Determinants of MNE Behavior; Part II: New Approaches to Defining and Measuring Distance; Part III: New Perspectives on Country-Specific Advantages in International Business; Part IV: Institutional Diversity in the Emerging Economy Context; Notes; References; Part I: New Governance Determinants of MNE BehaviorChapter 2 Internalization Theory and the Governance of the Global FactoryIntroduction; The Worldwide Distribution of Economic Activities; The Global Factory; Fine Slicing of Economic Activities and the Rise of the Global Factory; Decision Dynamics in the Global Factory; Requisite Change in Ownership Status; Requisite Change in Location Decision; The Quadrants; Strengths of the Global Factory; Ownership of Intangible Assets; Ownership of Core Activities; Contestability of Ownership Status and Location of Single Activity Sets; Flexibility; MNE Head Office as Controlling IntelligenceConceptual WeaknessesOwnership of Intangible Assets; Ownership of Core Activities; Contestability of Ownership Status and Location of Single Activity Sets; Flexibility; MNE Head Office as Controlling Intelligence; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Considering the Local Partner. A Two-Sided Perspective on Transaction Costs During Market Entry; Introduction; Theoretical Background; Asset Specificity; Uncertainty; TCE and the Local Firm; Asset Specificity (Local Partner); Uncertainty (Local Partner); Theoretical Propositions; Situation 1: AS Low MNC/AS High Local PartnerSituation 2: IU Low MNC/IU High Local PartnerSituation 3: EU High MNC/EU High Local Partner; Implications; References; Chapter 4 Selling to Chinese Firms: A Seller's Perspective. Empirical Evidence from the German Automotive Industry; Introduction; Literature Review; The Decision to Sell from the Acquired Perspective; Motivations for Cross-Border Acquisitions; Theoretical Framework and Propositions; Methodology; Research Setting; Case Profiles; Empirical Findings; Preservation of Autonomy; Access to Local Market Knowledge and Resource Redeployment; Discussion and ConclusionsImplications of the Findings and Limitation of the ResearchNotes; References; Chapter 5 What Best Explains the Success of Cross-border Technology Transfers in MNCs: Traditional Coordination Instruments Or Modern Management Concepts?; The Changing Focus of International Management Research and the Need to Test its Usefulness; Conceptual Model and Hypothesis Development; Main Goals of Technology Transfers within MNCs; Information-Processing Capacities of Traditional Coordination Instruments and More Recent Abstract Management Concepts; Method; Sample; Measurement and Data; Epistemic CommunityAbsorptive CapacityThis research volume in honour of the late Daniël Van Den Bulcke, one of the founding fathers of the European Business Academy (EIBA) and a core institution builder of the Academy of International Business (AIB), focuses on conceptual innovations in assessing the impact of institutions on multinational enterprise (MNE) strategies.Progress in international business research ;Volume 9.International business enterprisesElectronic books.International business enterprises.338.88Verbeke AlainTulder Rob vanLundan Sarianna M.European International Business Academy.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463810503321Multinational enterprises, markets and institutional diversity1989923UNINA