The Challenge of International Business

This book focuses on the study of international business and more specifically the question of whether the international business research agenda is running out of steam. After laying down this challenge, Buckley presents three theoretical developments, which point to ways forward for the agenda. He includes empirical evidence on the strategy of the multinational enterprise and on foreign direct investment and the world economy.

Peter J. Buckley is Professor of International Business and Director of the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (CIBUL) and President of the Academy of International Business (2002-2004).

Foreword by Stephen J. Kobrin

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Acknowledgements

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Notes on the Contributors

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1 Introduction

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(6)

Part I The Challenge

2 Is the International Business Research Agenda Running out of Steam?

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(12)

Part II The Response

3 Strategic Complexity in International Business

(with Mark Casson)

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(35)

4 Internationalization - Real Options, Knowledge Management and the Uppsala Approach

(with Mark Casson and Mohammed Azzim Gulamhussen)

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(29)

5 Globalization and the End of Competition: a Critical Review of Rent-seeking Multinationals

(with Pervez N. Ghauri)

83

(18)

6 Trust in International Joint Venture Relationships

(with Margreet F. Boersma and Pervez N. Ghauri)

101

(23)

7 The Challenges of the New Economy for Multinational Firms: Lessons for South-East Asia

124

(21)

Part III Knowledge Management in Multinational Firms

8 Process and Structure in Knowledge Management Practices of British and US Multinational Enterprises

(with Martin J. Carter)

145

(22)

9 Governing Knowledge Sharing in Multinational Enterprises

(with Martin J. Carter)

167

(22)

Part IV Empirics

10 Evolution of FDI in the United States in the Context of Trade Liberalization and Regionalization

(with Jeremy Clegg, Nicolas Forsans and Kevin T. Reilly)

189

(9)

11 The Impact of Inward FDI on the Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms

(with Jeremy Clegg and Chengqi Wang)

198

(22)

12 FDI, Regional Differences and Economic Growth: Panel Data Evidence from China

(with Jeremy Clegg, Chengqi Wang and Adam R. Cross)

220

(22)

13 Incentives to Transfer Profits: a Japanese Perspective

(with Jane Frecknall Hughes)

242

(12)

14 A Survey-based Investigation of the Determinants of FDI in Portugal

(with Francisco B. Castro)

254

(36)

Index

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