Container shipping and economic development : a case study of A.P. Moller - Maersk in South East Asia / / Majbritt Greve, Michael Wendelboe Hansen, Henrik Schaumburg-Muller |
Autore | Greve Majbritt |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Copenhagen, : Copenhagen Business School Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (72 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HansenMichael W (Michael Wendelboe)
Schaumburg-MullerHenrik |
Soggetto topico |
Container ships
Economic development - Southeast Asia |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Background to the Study -- The Literature on Transport and Economic Development -- Methodology -- Outline of the Book -- Introducing A.P. Moller - Maersk's Container Business -- The Overall Structure of A.P. Moller - Maersk's Container Business -- Maersk Line -- Maersk Logistics -- APM Terminals -- A.P. Moller - Maersk's Container Business in South East Asia -- The Role of A.P. Moler - Maersk in Integrating Developing Countries into Global Value Chains -- Building Physical Transport Infrastructure in Developing Countries -- Integrating and Coordinating Globalised Production Processes -- Conclusion -- Main Findings -- Caveats and Avenues for Future Research. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822387003321 |
Greve Majbritt | ||
Copenhagen, : Copenhagen Business School Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The new Asian dragon : internationalization of firms in Vietnam / / edited by Henrik Schamumberg-Muller and Pham Hong Chuong |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 650.09597 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChuongPham Hong
Schaumburg-MullerHenrik |
Soggetto topico | International business enterprises - Vietnam |
ISBN |
87-630-9996-9
9788763009996 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""References""; ""The Dynamics of Firm Internationalization in Vietnam""; ""Introduction""; ""Opening the economy""; ""Vietnam�s foreign trade performance""; ""The inward foreign direct investment""; ""Internationalization strategies of firms in Vietnam""; ""State-owned enterprises""; ""The private domestic enterprise sector""; ""Foreign-owned enterprises""; ""Firm internationalization strategies""; ""Export internationalization of light manufacturing domestic firms""; ""Investment strategies of foreign companies""
""The sustainability of Vietnam�s latecomer internationalization strategy""""Strategic shortcomings""; ""Latecomer catch-up strategies""; ""Positioning Vietnam�s firms as latecomers""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Trade Internationalization Paths of Emerging Market Firms: Evidence from Vietnam""; ""Introduction""; ""Research methodology""; ""Case methodology""; ""Selection of case companies""; ""Literature review and conceptual framework""; ""Internationalization theories focusing on downstream activities""; ""The conceptual model of the study"" ""First internationalization path: Independent experiential learning""""Second internationalization path: GVC incorporation""; ""Third internationalization path: Multi-chain strategy""; ""Conclusions and managerial implications""; ""References""; ""An Explorative Study on Functional Upgrading and Export""; ""Introduction""; ""Theoretical background""; ""The furniture industry value chain""; ""Typologies of industrial upgrading""; ""Research methodology""; ""Context of the Vietnamese wood furniture industry""; ""Global context""; ""National context and regulatory framework"" ""Effects of context on the Vietnamese wood furniture industry""""The industry�s development""; ""Vietnamese wood furniture producers move towards functional upgrading""; ""Upstream activities""; ""Downstream activities and the move toward functional upgrading""; ""Position of Vietnamese wood furniture producers in the GVC""; ""Cases of successful export development""; ""Development profile of case firms""; ""Functional upgrading and export development""; ""Combination of relationship marketing and transactional marketing""; ""Summary of case findings""; ""Conclusions""; ""References"" ""Conversion of Foreign Direct Investment Projects in Vietnam""""Introduction""; ""Scope of the research and research questions""; ""Entry mode and conversion""; ""The entry modes""; ""Wholly-owned enterprises""; ""Joint ventures""; ""Conversion of foreign investments""; ""Types of conversion""; ""Reasons for the conversion of the form of foreign investment""; ""Host country factors""; ""Changes in government policy""; ""Local industry/market""; ""Privatization policy""; ""Factors related to firms""; ""Changes in strategic objectives""; ""The development of internal capabilities"" ""Joint venture decay/failure"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806936403321 |
[Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transnational corporations and local firms in developing countries : linkages and upgrading / / Michael W. Hansen and Henrik Schaumburg-Muller, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.8/881724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HansenMichael W (Michael Wendelboe)
Schaumburg-MullerHenrik |
Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises
International business enterprises - Developing countries Investments, Foreign - Developing countries Country risk |
ISBN | 87-630-9977-2 |
Classificazione | 83.46 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Transnational Corporations and Local Firms in Developing Countries � Linkages and Upgrading""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I Introduction and Conceptual Issues""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Analytical Framework""; ""Introduction""; ""A Conceptual and Analytical Framework""; ""The Structure and Content of Linkages""; ""The Effects of Linkages""; ""The Factors Shaping Linkages""; ""Methodology of the Study and Structure of the Book""; ""CHAPTER 2 Theories of Cross-Border Linkages""; ""Introduction""; ""A Development Perspective on Linkages""
""Linkages in the Development Literature""""Neoclassical Trade Economics""; ""The FDI Literature""; ""The Competitiveness Literature""; ""The Global Value Chain Perspective""; ""An International Business (IB) Perspective on Linkages""; ""A Perfect Competition Model""; ""The Transaction Cost Perspective""; ""The Resource-Based Perspective""; ""The Value Chain Perspective""; ""The Network Perspective""; ""Conclusion""; ""Part II Case Studies of Danish Firm Linkages""; ""CHAPTER 3 A Survey of Linkages between Danish Foreign Investors and Local Firms in Developing Countries""; ""Introduction"" ""A Profile of Danish Investments in the Five Countries""""Size and International Orientation of the Danish Investor""; ""Industry Orientation and Activity of Projects""; ""Motives behind Establishment""; ""The Nature of Linkages to Local Industry""; ""Non-Equity Linkages""; ""Comparing Equity and Non-Equity Linkages""; ""Means of Upgrading""; ""Upgrading of Non-Equity Partners""; ""Upgrading effects""; ""The Role of Governments in Linkage Formation""; ""Government Facilitation of Linkages""; ""Government Impediments to Linkage Formation""; ""Conclusion"" ""CHAPTER 4 Donor Intervention and the Promotion of Inter-Firm Linkages in Ghana""""Introduction""; ""An Overview of the Analytical Framework""; ""The History of Private Enterprise Development in Ghana""; ""Methodology""; ""Results""; ""Profile of the Collaborating Companies""; ""Nature of Business""; ""Ownership""; ""Motives for Collaboration""; ""Challenges of Collaboration""; ""Performance""; ""Discussions""; ""Linkage and Knowledge Transfer""; ""Commitment and Collaboration""; ""Cultural Challenges in Inter-firm Collaboration""; ""Inter-Linkage Governance""; ""Third Party Intermediation"" ""Implications""""Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER 5 Danish-South African Business Linkages""; ""Introduction and Aim""; ""The Nature of Danish-South African Business Collaborations""; ""History of Danish Businesses in South Africa""; ""Forms and Activities of Danish Firms in South Africa""; ""Motives and Location of Establishment""; ""Firm Linkages as a Means of Upgrading the Resources and Capabilities of Local Firms: A Danish Perspective""; ""Types of Linkages and Motives of Establishment""; ""Content of Linkages""; ""Firm Linkages as a Means of Upgrading: A South African Perspective"" ""Danish-South African Distribution Relations � Forward Linkages"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814019103321 |
[Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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