Overview

The United States is the world's largest host economy for foreign multinationals. Although the growth and impact of these firms has been the subject of extensive studies, their management and performance have been largely neglected. In this volume, leading scholars in international business and business history in the United States, Europe and Japan examine the experiences of a range of firms in the US. They survey British, Canadian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese firms, and span a range of sectors including automobiles, banking, electricals, petroleum and steel. Together, their contributions present a unique evolutionary and comparative perspective on the management and performance of foreign companies in the United States over the past fifty years. This book will be of essential reading for all those with a professional or academic interest in international business, management, business history, or business in the United States.

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Author:   Lina Gálvez-Muñoz ,  Geoffrey G Jones
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.10
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415250559

ISBN 10:   0415250552
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. American Dreams 2. An Overview of Foreign Companies in the United States, 1945-2000 3. Revisiting UK FDI in US Manufacturing and Extractive Industries in 1960 4. Canadian Companies in the United States: A Survey and a Case Study 5. Siemens in the US 6. French Direct Investment in Car and Truck Manufacturing in the US: A Story of Failure and Success 7. Managing U.S. Subsidiaries from Non-Traditional Foreign Direct Investors: Spanish Stainless Steel Companies 8. Foreign Banks in the United States since World War II: A Useful Fringe 9. OLI and OIL: BP in the US in Theory and Practice, 1968-1998 10. The 'Americanization' of Shell Oil 11. What do Affiliate Exits Tell us about the Challenges Faced by Foreign Investors in the United States? 12. Management Archetypes and the Location Strategies of Japanese Multinationals in the US

Reviews

'The strength of this volume lies in the extent to which it combines macroeconomic accounts with macroeconomic evidence.' - Harm G. Schroter, University of Bergen, German Historical Institute

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Edited by Gálvez-Muñoz, Lina; Jones, Geoffrey G

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