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'Interesting and stimulating... a highly readable set of essays on globalisation and knowledge-based economy. The book will undoubtedly be of great interest to business practitioners, policy makers and academics.' -Business History 'A useful collection of essays that will end up on many library shelves.' -Ray Hudson, University of Durham 'An excellent and informative book that explains some of the key dynamics and characteristics of the new global economy.' -Aslib Book GuideA rich and informative book which considers the key dynamics and characteristics of the new global economy. How can we explain the paradox of growing transnationalization of the production of goods and services and the tendency for certain kinds of activities to be concentrated or 'clustered' in one place? In today's changing economic environment how do firms make decisions about location and about the development and deployment of their distinctive capabilities? John Dunning heads a team of leading international contributors in this follow-up to the highly successful Governments, Globalization, and International Business (OUP, 1997).
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Author: John H. Dunning (State of New Jersey Professor of International Business, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.; and Emeritus Professor of International Business, University of Reading)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
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Width: 16.40cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.905kg
ISBN: 9780198295365
ISBN 10: 0198295367
Pages: 520
Publication Date: March 2000
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Part I: Analytical Foundations John H. Dunning: Chapter 1: Regions, Globalization, and the Knowledge Economy: The issues stated Michael Storper: Chapter 2: Globalization and Knowledge Flows: An industrial geographer's perspective David Audretsch: Chapter 3: Knowledge, Globalization, and Regions: An economist's perspective OErjan Soelvell and Julian Birkinshaw: Chapter 4: Multinational Enterprises and the Knowledge Economy: Leveraging global practices Part II: Macro-Regional Integration and the Knowledge Based Economy Magnus Blomstroem, Ari Kokko, and Steven Globerman: Chapter 5: Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment: Some general issues John H. Dunning: Chapter 6: The Impact of the Completion of the European Internal Market on FDI Lorraine Eden and Antoine Monteils: Chapter 7: Regional Integration: NAFTA and the reconfiguration of North American industry Part III: Country Case Studies Lorna Wallace: Chapter 8: Foreign Direct Investment into the United States: A sub-national investigation Ewen Peters, Stephen Young, and Neil Hood: Chapter 9: Policy Partnership in the Development of Knowledge Industries in Scotland Gary Herrigel: Chapter 10: De-Regionalization, Re-Regionalization, and the Uncertain Future of European Industrial Districts: Thoughts mostly on Baden Wurttemberg in the late 1990s Peter Sheehan and Bhajan Grewal: Chapter 11: Firms, Regions, and Strategy in a Diverging World: The Australian case Sam Ock Park: Chapter 12: Innovation Systems, Networks, and the Knowledge-Based Economy in Korea V. N. Balasubramanyan and A. Balasubramanyan: Chapter 13: The Software Cluster in Bangalore Chia Siow Yue: Chapter 14: Singapore: Destination for multinationals Michael Enright: Chapter 15: Globalization, Regionalization, and the Knowledge-Based Economy in Hong Kong Part IV: Policy Implications H. Peter Gray and John H. Dunning: Chapter 16: Towards a Theory of Regional Policy Ross Brown and Philip Raines: Chapter 17: The Changing Nature of Foreign Investment Policy in Europe: From promotion to management Michael Best: Chapter 18: Silicon Valley and the Resurgence of Route 128: Systems integration and regional innovation
Reviews
Interesting and stimulating ... a highly readable set of essays on globalisation and knowledge-based economy. The book will undoubtedly be of great interest to business practitioners, policy makers and academics. Business History A useful collection of essays that will end up on many library shelves. Ray Hudson, University of Durham An excellent and informative book that explains some of the key dynamics and characteristics of the new global economy. Aslib Book Guide
Interesting and stimulating ... a highly readable set of essays on globalisation and knowledge-based economy. The book will undoubtedly be of great interest to business practitioners, policy makers and academics. Business History A useful collection of essays that will end up on many library shelves. Ray Hudson, University of Durham An excellent and informative book that explains some of the key dynamics and characteristics of the new global economy. Aslib Book Guide
Author Information
John H. Dunning is State of New Jersey Professor of International Business, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J., USA; and Emeritus Professor of International Business, University of Reading, UK. He is the leading international academic of his generation in international business.
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