Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 227 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 227 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
Reihe: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
ISBN: 978-0-7923-8133-4
Verlag: Springer US
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Sonstige Fertigungsindustrien
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Outline of the Book.- 1.2 Summary of Main Findings.- 1.3 References.- 2 Multinational Enterprises, and the Theories of Trade and Location.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Background.- 2.3 A Knowledge-Capital Approach.- 2.4 A Model with Endogenous Multinationals.- 2.5 Production Regimes and the Direction of Trade.- 2.6 Investment Liberalization, the Volume and Direction of Trade.- 2.7 Investment Liberalization, Factor Prices, and Income Distri bution.- 2.8 Summary.- 2.9 References.- 3 Geographical Specialization of US and Swedish FDI Activity.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Determinants of FDI.- 3.3 The Pattern of Swedish and US FDI.- 3.4 Conclusion.- 3.5 References.- 3.A Appendix.- 4 Proximity Advantages, Scale Economies, and the Location of Production.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Evidence on the Country Pattern of Trade and Foreign Production.- 4.3 Determinants of the Country Pattern of Foreign Production.- 4.4 The Proximity-Concentration Hypothesis.- 4.5 Conclusions.- 4.6 References.- 5 Organization of the Firm, Foreign Production and Trade.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Swedish MNFs, Trade and Foreign Production.- 5.3 Theoretical Explanations to Integrated Production Structures.- 5.4 Hypotheses and Empirical Analysis.- 5.5 Concluding Remarks.- 5.6 References.- 6 Agglomeration in the Geographical Location of Swedish MNFs.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Clustering of Economic Activities — Previous Research.- 6.3 Empirical Agglomeration Studies.- 6.4 Foreign Production by Swedish MNFs and Agglomeration in Location.- 6.5 Final Remarks.- 6.6 References.- 7 Locating R&D Abroad: The Role of Adaptation and Knowledge-Seeking.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Internationalization and Geographical Distribution of R&D.- 7.3 Determinants of Foreign Affiliate R&D.- 7.4 Data, Method andVariables.- 7.5 Empirical Results.- 7.6 Concluding Remarks.- 7.7 References.- 7.A Appendix.- 8 Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment into Sweden.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Historical Background.- 8.3 Recent Trends in FDIs.- 8.4 Specialization- and Trade Patterns.- 8.5 Geographical Localization and Agglomeration.- 8.6 Concluding Comments.- 8.7 References.- 9 The Choice of Entry Mode in Foreign Direct Investment: Market Structure and Development Level.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Theoretical Bases for the Choice of Entry mode.- 9.3 Host Country Factors Influencing the Entry Mode Decision.- 9.4 Descriptive Statistics and Statistical Tests for Swedish MNFs.- 9.5 Concluding Remarks.- 9.6 References.- 10 Strategic Location of Production in Multinational Firms.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Multi-Plant Economies of Scale.- 10.3 Strategic Investment.- 10.4 Multi-Market Competition.- 10.5 Discussion and Conclusions.- 10.6 References.- A Appendix: Statistical Tables.- A Appendix: IUI Survey Questionnaire.