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Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian
| Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian |
| Autore | Safarian A. E. |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.88871 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Corporations, American - Canada
Corporations, Foreign - Canada Industries - Canada |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-9672-9
1-4426-5926-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Statistical Background to the Study -- 3. The Managers and Their Powers -- 4. The Exports of Subsidiary Companies -- 5. The Imports of Subsidiary Companies -- 6. The Transfer of Knowledge -- 7. Comparative Costs of Production -- 8. The Pattern of Ownership and Finance -- 9. Nationality of Ownership and Performance of the Firm -- 10. Concluding Comments -- Appendix A: Additional Tables by Country of Control -- Appendix B: Questionnaires aid Covering tellers -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460518003321 |
Safarian A. E.
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian
| Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian |
| Autore | Safarian A. E. |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.88871 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Corporations, American - Canada
Corporations, Foreign - Canada Industries - Canada |
| ISBN |
1-4426-9672-9
1-4426-5926-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
pt. 1. Introduction. Direct investment in the Canadian economy -- The controversy about the international firm.
pt. 2. The statistical background to the study. The nature of the interviews and questionnaire -- Comparisons of respondent firms with all direct investment companies -- Cross-classifications of the variables. pt. 3. The managers and their powers. The senior executives -- The board of directors -- The management or executive committee -- Other methods of maintaining contact with the affiliate -- The delegation of powers -- The degree of decentralization of responsibility -- The degree of supervision. pt. 4. The exports of subsidiary companies. The evidence on private international trade restriction -- The export pattern of direct investment companies -- The nature of the export sales organization -- The effect of affiliation on exports -- External pressures on foreign-owned firms. pt. 5. The imports of subsidiary companies. The import pattern of direct investment companies -- Policy and organization with regard to purchasing -- The effect of affiliation on purchases. pt. 6. The transfer of knowledge. The performance of research by the respondent companies -- The nature of the Canadian research programs -- Access to the parent's knowledge. pt. 7. Comparative costs of production. Unit production costs compared with affiliates -- Broader issues regarding efficiency. pt. 8. The pattern of ownership and finance. The ownership of voting stock -- Sources of funds -- Payment of dividends -- The United States guidelines program. pt. 9. Nationality of ownership and performance of the firm. Degrees of foreign ownership and performance -- The nature of the resident-owned firms in this study -- Senior personnel -- Marketing and purchasing -- Research and development -- Ownership and finance -- Further tests of difference regarding performance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787338503321 |
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Safarian A. E.
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian
| Foreign ownership of Canadian industry / / A. E. Safarian |
| Autore | Safarian A. E. |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.88871 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Corporations, American - Canada
Corporations, Foreign - Canada Industries - Canada |
| ISBN |
1-4426-9672-9
1-4426-5926-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
pt. 1. Introduction. Direct investment in the Canadian economy -- The controversy about the international firm.
pt. 2. The statistical background to the study. The nature of the interviews and questionnaire -- Comparisons of respondent firms with all direct investment companies -- Cross-classifications of the variables. pt. 3. The managers and their powers. The senior executives -- The board of directors -- The management or executive committee -- Other methods of maintaining contact with the affiliate -- The delegation of powers -- The degree of decentralization of responsibility -- The degree of supervision. pt. 4. The exports of subsidiary companies. The evidence on private international trade restriction -- The export pattern of direct investment companies -- The nature of the export sales organization -- The effect of affiliation on exports -- External pressures on foreign-owned firms. pt. 5. The imports of subsidiary companies. The import pattern of direct investment companies -- Policy and organization with regard to purchasing -- The effect of affiliation on purchases. pt. 6. The transfer of knowledge. The performance of research by the respondent companies -- The nature of the Canadian research programs -- Access to the parent's knowledge. pt. 7. Comparative costs of production. Unit production costs compared with affiliates -- Broader issues regarding efficiency. pt. 8. The pattern of ownership and finance. The ownership of voting stock -- Sources of funds -- Payment of dividends -- The United States guidelines program. pt. 9. Nationality of ownership and performance of the firm. Degrees of foreign ownership and performance -- The nature of the resident-owned firms in this study -- Senior personnel -- Marketing and purchasing -- Research and development -- Ownership and finance -- Further tests of difference regarding performance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811763203321 |
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Safarian A. E.
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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