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Internationalization

Firm Strategies and Management

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Colin Wheeler

    1. International Business Unit, University of Strathclyde, UK

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  2. Frank McDonald

    1. International Business Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK

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  3. Irene Greaves

    1. Department of International Business, University of Central Lancashire, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Internationalization, Firm Strategies and Management

    1. Introduction: Internationalization, Firm Strategies and Management

      • Colin Wheeler, Frank McDonald, Irene Greaves
      Pages 1-6

  3. Subsidiary Location and Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. The Relative Economic Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in UK Manufacturing

      • Chengqi Wang, Pamela Siler, Xiaming Liu
      Pages 9-21

    3. The Location of Japanese Direct Investment in the United States

      • Pakfei Yeung, Roger Strange
      Pages 22-36

    4. The Regional Distribution of Inbound FDI in the United Kingdom: Evidence from the West Midlands and Scotland

      • Grahame Fallon, Mark Cook, Arrti H. Billimoria
      Pages 37-59

    5. Employee Relations in German Multinationals in an Anglo-Saxon Setting and the New German Model of Labour Relations

      • Heinz-Josef Tüselmann, Frank McDonald, Arne Heise
      Pages 60-80

  4. Internationalization and Firm Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. From Global Concentration to Competitive Strategy

      • Chris Carr
      Pages 83-99

    3. Globalizing Internationals: Standardization of Product and Marketing Strategies in the ICT Field

      • Peter Gabrielsson, Mika Gabrielsson
      Pages 100-119

    4. How Firm-Specific Characteristics Shape Prospective Knowledge-Intensive Alliances in a Large Emerging Economy

      • Claudio De Mattos, Adam R. Cross
      Pages 120-137

    5. Management of Internationalization Ventures: Should International Partners be ‘Agents’ or ‘Stewards’?

      • Pavlos Dimitratos
      Pages 138-149

    6. The De-Internationalization Process: A Case Study of Marks and Spencer

      • Kamel Mellahi
      Pages 150-162

    7. Small and Medium-Sized Northern Irish Design Exporters: Their International Sales-Channel Strategies

      • Sharon Loane, Jim Bell, Mika Gabrielsson, Zuhair Al-Obaidi
      Pages 163-184

  5. The Internationalization of the Small Firm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. The Role of Resources/Capabilities in the Internationalization and Performance of High-Technology Small Firms: Mode Choice and Performance

      • Luis Bernardino, Marian V. Jones
      Pages 187-207

    3. De-Internationalization and the Small Firm

      • Romeo V. Turcan
      Pages 208-222

    4. Satisfaction with Paying for Government Export Assistance

      • John Knight, Jim Bell, Rod McNaughton
      Pages 223-240

  6. The Internet and E-Commerce

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. A Network Analysis of the Internet’s Impact on Internationalization: The Case of Hong Kong SMEs

      • Helen Chen, Sue Bridgewater, Shan Pan
      Pages 243-261
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About this book

This is the 10th volume of The Academy of International Business book series bringing together the latest research on firm strategies and management and the internationalization of the firm from the 29th Academy of International Business UK conference. The four main themes of the book are subsidiary location and performance, internationalization and firm strategy, the internationalization of the small firm and the Internet and e-commerce.

Editors and Affiliations

  • International Business Unit, University of Strathclyde, UK

    Colin Wheeler

  • International Business Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK

    Frank McDonald

  • Department of International Business, University of Central Lancashire, UK

    Irene Greaves

About the editors

ZUHAIR AL-OBAIDI Professor of International Business, Helsinki School of Economics JIM BELL Professor of International Business Entrepreneurship, University of Ulster LUIS BERNARDINO Assistant Professor of International Marketing, ISCTE-Management School of Lisbon, Portugal ARRTI BILLIMORIA MA in International Business Analysis, University College Northampton SUE BRIDGEWATER Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, Warwick Business School CHRIS CARR Professor in Corporate Strategy, University of Edinburgh HELEN CHEN-MANSOLAS PH.D Student at Warwick Business School MARK COOK Principal Lecturer in Economics, University College Northampton ADAM CROSS Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Leeds CLAUDIO DE MATTOS Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School PAVLOS DIMITRATOS Research Fellow, Strathclyde International Business Unit GRAHAME FALLON Senior Lecturer in International Business, University College Northampton GEORGE FRYNAS Lecturer at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham MIKA GABRIELSON Professor of International Business, Helsinki School of Economics PETER GABRIELSSON Research Fellow, Helsinki School of Economics ARNE HEISE Professor of Economics, University of Hamburg KEVIN IBEH Lecturer, Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde MARIAN V JONES Senior Lecturer, Department of Business and Management, University of Glasgow JOHN KNIGHT Director of the International Business Programme, University of Otago, New Zealand XIAMING LIU Senior Lecturer in the Strategic Management Group, Aston Business School SHARON LOANE Doctoral Candidate, University of Ulster ROD MCNAUGHTON Eyton Chair in Entrepreneurship, University of Waterloo, Canada KAMEL MELLAHI Lecturer at Loughborough University Business School SHAN PAN Lecturer at the National University of Singapore DENNIS SAKALAUSKAS Associate/Consultant Putnam Associates Inc, Boston, USA PAMELA SILER Divisional Leader in Economics, University of Abertay, Dundee ROGER STRANGE Senior Lecturer in Economics, Kings College London ROMEO TURCAN PH.D Student in the Marketing Department at the University of Strathclyde HEINZ-JOSEF TÜSELMANN Reader in International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University CHENQI WANG Research Fellow at the Center for Chinese Business and Development, University of Leeds PAKFEI YEUNG M.Sc in International Management Kings College London

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