LEADER 03887oam 2200685I 450 001 996203083403316 005 20230422042422.0 010 $a1-134-73636-3 010 $a0-429-23254-3 010 $a1-134-73637-1 010 $a1-280-40371-3 010 $a0-203-46536-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203465363 035 $a(CKB)111056485543222 035 $a(EBL)170179 035 $a(OCoLC)277691906 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000079491 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11107543 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079491 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10075592 035 $a(PQKB)10643368 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170179 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL170179 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054166 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL40371 035 $a(OCoLC)1000437478 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485543222 100 $a20180331d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGlobalization of services $esome implications for theory and practice /$fedited by Yair Aharoni and Lilach Nachum 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in international business and the world economy ;$v19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-51378-2 311 $a0-415-22654-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aDHL 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 330 $aIn an era of accelerating change in the world economy, services are assuming greater importance for the economies of both developed and developing countries. As technological developments allow increasing tradeability of services, huge global firms are offering services across national boundaries. This important book explores the global impact of this economic phenomenon from both empirical and theoretical perspectives. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in international business and the world economy ;$v19. 606 $aCompetition, International 606 $aService industries 615 0$aCompetition, International. 615 0$aService industries. 676 $a338.4 701 $aAharoni$b Yair$0106732 701 $aNachum$b Lilach$0912748 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996203083403316 996 $aGlobalization of services$92044084 997 $aUNISA