Multinationals and Asia

Organizational and Institutional Relationships
Herausgeber: Giroud, Axele; Yang, Deli; Mohr, Alex

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Produktbeschreibung

Adopting an international business perspective, this book surveys recent business developments in Asia, and the activities of multinational firms in the region, focusing in particular on the changing nature of organizational and institutional relationships, including intra- and inter- organizational relationships, business relationships with institutions, and relationships with stakeholders. The international team of contributors discuss the current and future trends in a wide range of business sectors across the region, as well as assessing how the nature of multinationals' activities in the region is changing as the business environment evolves and becomes more globalized.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780415514057
• ISBN-10: 0415514053
• Artikelnr.: 36812358

Autorenporträt

Axèle Giroud is Lecturer in International Business at Bradford University School of Management. She has previously worked in the University of Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. She has conducted several research projects on Asia and multinational firms' activities in the region. She has taken part in several international seminars and has published articles and book chapters as well as completing several research reports for major international organisations. She recently published Transnationals, Technology and Economic Development (Edward Elgar, 2003). Alex T. Mohr is Lecturer in International Business and Management at Bradford University School of Management. His research focuses on multinational firms' activities in China and South-East Asia, international strategic alliances as well as international Human Resource Management. He has conducted several research projects in these areas and has published various books, journal articles and book chapters. Deli Yang is Lecturer in International Business at the Bradford University School of Management. Before embarking on an academic career, she had worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, P.R. China for eight years. Her major research interests lie in the systems and corporate management of intellectual property to enhance the integration of the contentious patent, trademark, and copyright protection into trade and foreign direct investment. Her recent publications include a book entitled Intellectual Property and Doing Business in China and several papers in internationally known journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Role of Inter-Partner Adjustment for the Performance of
German-Chinese Joint Ventures 2. International Expansion of Multinational
Enterprises in China: A Stages of Growth Approach 3. Multinationals'
Regional Value Chains in Southeast Asia 4. Multinationals and their
Relationships with Local Suppliers: Effects on Local Suppliers' Development
Path in the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry 5. Innovation in
China: How does this affect Business Environment and Multinationals'
Business Relationships Potential 6. Trust or Law? China's Accession to the
World Trade Organization and its effects on Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures
7. Current Intellectual Property System: What does it mean for
Multinationals? 8 . Institutional Transformations and Influences in East
Asian Businesses 9. Public Institutions and Relationships with
Multinational Corporations' Location Decisions 10. How Multinational
Corporations Deal with their Socio-Political Stakeholders: An Empirical
Study in Asia, Europe and the U.S. 11. Globalization and 'Flexible' Labour
in Japan: Consequences for Multinationals Operating in Japan