LEADER 05468oam 2200709I 450 001 9910453097703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-07623-0 010 $a1-299-44859-3 010 $a1-135-12421-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203076231 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018487 035 $a(EBL)1163781 035 $a(OCoLC)836402641 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000912358 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11512883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000912358 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11005457 035 $a(PQKB)10213172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1163781 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1163781 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10682884 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL476109 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018487 100 $a20180706e20131988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMultinationals, technology and competitiveness /$fJohn H. Dunning 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. International business ;$vv. 13 300 $aFirst published in 1988 by Unwin Hyman. 311 $a0-415-75199-3 311 $a0-415-65814-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Multinationals, Technology and Competitiveness; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; Some Themes of This Monograph; The Plan of the Book; 2 International Business in a Changing World Environment; Introduction; Antecedents of the MNE; Multinational Enterprises and Host Country Interaction: The Last Thirty Years; Towards a New Understanding Between MNEs and Governments; Some Observations on the Future of MNEs: Government Relationships; Conclusions; 3 Market Power of the Firm and International Transfer of Technology 327 $aIntroductionPhase 1: The Industrial Revolution-To Around 1870; Phase 2: 1870-1914; Phase 3: 1919-1939; Phase 4: 1945-1965; Phase 5: 1965-1985; 4 Multinational Enterprises, Technology Transfer and National Competitiveness; Introduction; Some Theoretical Issues; Technology Traded Through the Market; Technology Transfers Within the MNE; The Influence of MNEs on National Competitiveness; Measuring and Interpreting National Competitiveness; Some Evidence Concerning the Impact of the Transfer of Technology Through MNEs on European Competitiveness; Summary and Conclusions 327 $a5 Inward Direct Investment from the USA and Europe's Technological CompetitivenessIntroduction; The Changing Competitive Position of European Industry; The Growth of the Leading US and European Firms; The Contribution of US Manufacturing Subsidiaries to European Exports; The Changing Pattern of the US/European Direct Investment in Manufacturing; The Technological Balance of Payments: The USA Compared with Europe; Conclusions; Appendix; 6 The Changing Role of MNEs in the Creation and Diffusion of Technology; Introduction; The Historical Trend Towards Technological Systems 327 $aThe Dependence of International Technology Transfer and Diffusion on the Structure of IndustriesThe Dependence of International Technology Creation and Dissemination on the Global Investment Strategy of MNEs; The Policy Implications of the Closer Relationship Between the International Creation, Transfer and Diffusion of Technology; 7 International Direct Investment in Innovation: The Pharmaceutical Industry; Introduction; The Scale in International Investment in Pharmaceutical R & D; Motives for International Investment in Research; The Choice of Host Country 327 $aGains and Losses: A General ReviewThe UK Pharmaceutical Industry; Conclusions; 8 The Consequences of the International Transfer of Technology by MNEs: A Home Country Perspective; Introduction; The Problem Stated; The Conditions of Technology Transfer; Multinational Enterprises and Technology Transfer to Developing Countries; Implications for Industrialized Countries; Conclusions: Some Policy Implications; 9 Multinational Enterprises, Industrial Restructuring and Competitiveness: A UK Perspective; Introduction; Historical Background; A New International Division of Labour 327 $aThe Impact of New Technology 330 $aThis book explores some aspects of the interface between technology, competitiveness and the role of multinational enterprises in the world economy. This group of essays stresses the role of asset creation and usage, rather than reliance on natural factor endowments as a basis for national competitiveness and examines the role of multinational enterprises as vehicles for technological transfer, and the efficient co-ordination of economic activity across national boundaries. 410 0$aRoutledge Library Editions: International Business 606 $aInternational business enterprises 606 $aTechnology transfer$xEconomic aspects 606 $aCompetition, International 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInternational business enterprises. 615 0$aTechnology transfer$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aCompetition, International. 676 $a338.88 700 $aDunning$b John H.$0106185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453097703321 996 $aMultinationals, Technology and Competitiveness$9822077 997 $aUNINA