Overview

Scholarly attention has tended to focus on the owners and management of the multinationals, but when the focus is changed to that of subsidiaries, different aspects of business development and international capitalism come to light. Sandvik’s study looks at the Falconbridge nickel refinery in Kristiansand, Norway.

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Author:   Pal Thonstad Sandvik
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781138661813

ISBN 10:   1138661813
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   21 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Chapter 1 Aims and Approaches; Chapter 2 The Industrial Background; Chapter 3 The Rise and Fall of the Kristiansand Nickel Company, 1910–24; Chapter 4 Falconbridge, The Kristiansand Plant and the Norwegian Business System, 1929–39; Chapter 5 Vertical Integration and Trade Politics: Falconbridge’s Success on World Markets in the 1930s; Chapter 6 Managerial Practices and Transatlantic Tension; Chapter 7 Occupied and Isolated, 1940–5; Chapter 8 Restoring and Promoting the Subsidiary’s Mandate: The Post-War Expansion; Chapter 9 Multinational Enterprise and Norwegian Social Democracy; Chapter 10 A Creative Subsidiary? Developing Kristiansand’s Knowledge Resources; Chapter 11 The Weakening of Falconbridge and the Strengthening of the Kristiansand Subsidiary; Chapter 12 Multinational Enterprise, Host Society and Environmental Challenges; Chapter 13 Creating A Competitive Subsidiary; Chapter 14 Conclusions: The Making of a Subsidiary;

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