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Understanding multinationals from emerging markets /

"Why have relatively poor and underdeveloped countries been able to spawn so many global firms in the last two decades? Are emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) really different from successful multinationals from developed economies? This book tackles these and other fundamental theoretical...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro (Editor), Ramamurti, Ravi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
International business enterprises > Developing countries.
Competition > Developing countries.
Globalization > Developing countries.
International cooperation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • 1. Introduction / Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Ravi Ramamurti
  • Part I. EMNCs in historical perspective: what is new? 2. Theoretical debates on multinationals from emerging economies / Yair Aharoni ; 3. What does history add to EMNC research? / Andrew Godley
  • Part II. Unique capabilities of EMNCs: do they exist? 4. Modern international business theory and emerging market multinational companies / Alan M. Rugman and Quyen T. K. Nguyen ; 5. The limits of 'new' multinational enterprises: institutions, systems, and 'members-only' location advantages / Rajneesh Narula ; 6. The evolution of EMNCs and EMNC thinking: a capabilities perspective / Donald Lessard ; 7. EMNCs and catch-up processes: the case of four Indian industries Kristin Brandl and Ram Mudambi
  • Part III. The internationalization of EMNCs: different drivers? 8. The global expansion of EMNCs: paradoxes and directions for future research / Peter J. Williamson ; 9. Process perspectives on the growth of emerging economy multinationals / Klaus E. Meyer ; 10. Migrating EMNCs and the theory of the multinational / Helena Barnard ; 11. Business groups, institutional transition, and the internationalization of firms from emerging economies / Torben Pedersen and Tamara Stucchi ; 12. Country of origin effects on internationalization: insights from Brazil / Afonso Fleury and Maria Tereza Leme Fleury
  • Part IV. A path for the future. 13. Conclusion: an agenda for EMNC research / Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Ravi Ramamurti
  • Further reading
  • Index.