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Author:   Sarianna M. Lundan
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Weight:   0.613kg
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9781840648706

ISBN 10:   1840648708
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 July 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface 1 Introduction Sarianna M. Lundan 2 From value chain to value networks: towards a new strategic model Xavier Lecocq, Said Yami 3 Strategic knowledge management: a new research agenda Bo Bernhard Nielsen 4 The MNC as a network: a closer look at intra-organizational flows Stefan Schmid, Andreas Schurig, Michael Kutschker 5 On the dynamics and coexistence of multiple subsidiary roles: an investigation of multinational operations in the UK Robert D. Pearce, Ana Teresa Tavares 6 Sources of subsidiary knowledge and knowledge transfer in MNCs Nicolai J. Foss, Torben Pedersen 7 Subsidiary absorptive capacity, MNC headquarters' control strategies and transfer of subsidiary competencies Ulf Andersson, Ingmar Bjoerkman, Patrick Furu 8 Subsidiary decision-making autonomy: competences, integration and local responsiveness Vitor Corado Simoes, Rita Biscaya, Pedro Nevado 9 Patterns of R&D co-operation by European firms: cost-economizing vs. technology-seeking Luis Miotti, Frederique Sachwald 10 Competence accumulation and collaborative ventures: evidence from the largest European electronics firms and implications for EU technological policies Marco Giarratana, Salvatore Torrisi 11 Exploring inward-outward linkages in firms' internationalization: a knowledge and network perspective Lawrence S. Welch, Gabriel R.G. Benito, Pal R. Silseth, Tore Karlsen 12 Accelerated internationalization from the periphery John A. Mathews 13 The corporate supplier network within the European personal computer industry Denise Tsang Index

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`. . . this is a volume that will be welcomed by advanced international business students and scholars. It provides greater international access to a significant body of research dealing with networks with MNEs and the links to knowledge management.' -- John Stanton, Global Business and Economics Review `This scholarly volume contains a range of original and well documented insights into the changing organisational characteristics of MNEs, and particularly, the increasingly important role of foreign affiliates as knowledge augmenting and disseminating entities. A great deal of new empirical evidence - both at a country and firm level - is assembled and analysed, and several new areas of research are identified. Altogether, the monograph is an essential read for all international business scholars.' -- John Dunning, University of Reading, UK and Rutgers University, US `The material in this book is required reading for a broad audience of scholars in international business, organization, management and international economics. It covers a wide range of related subjects from

'... this is a volume that will be welcomed by advanced international business students and scholars. It provides greater international access to a significant body of research dealing with networks with MNEs and the links to knowledge management.' -- John Stanton, Global Business and Economics Review 'This scholarly volume contains a range of original and well documented insights into the changing organisational characteristics of MNEs, and particularly, the increasingly important role of foreign affiliates as knowledge augmenting and disseminating entities. A great deal of new empirical evidence - both at a country and firm level - is assembled and analysed, and several new areas of research are identified. Altogether, the monograph is an essential read for all international business scholars.' -- John Dunning, University of Reading, UK and Rutgers University, US 'The material in this book is required reading for a broad audience of scholars in international business, organization, management and international economics. It covers a wide range of related subjects from

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Edited by Sarianna M. Lundan, Chair in International Management and Governance, University of Bremen, Germany

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