Internationalization Firm Strategies and

This is the 10th volume of The Academy of International Business book series bringing together the latest research on firm strategies and management and the internationalization of the firm from the 29th Academy of International Business UK conference. The four main themes of the book are subsidiary location and performance, internationalization and firm strategy, the internationalization of the small firm, and the Internet and e-commerce.

Colin Wheeler is in the Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Frank Mcdonald is Head of International Business Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Irene Greaves is in the Department of International Business, University of Central Lancashire.

List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Internationalization, Firm Strategies and Management	p. 1
Subsidiary Location and Performance
The Relative Economic Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in UK Manufacturing (Best Paper)	p. 9
The Location of Japanese Direct Investment in the United States	p. 22
The Regional Distribution of Inbound FDI in the United Kingdom: Evidence from the West Midlands and Scotland	p. 37
Employee Relations in German Multinationals in an Anglo-Saxon Setting and the New German Model of Labour Relations	p. 60
Internationalization and Firm Strategy
From Global Concentration to Competitive Strategy	p. 83
Globalizing Internationals: Standardization of Product and Marketing Strategies in the ICT Field	p. 100
How Firm-Specific Characteristics Shape Prospective Knowledge-Intensive Alliances in a Large Emerging Economy	p. 120
Management of Internationalization Ventures: Should International Partners be 'Agents' or 'Stewards'?	p. 138
The De-Internationalization Process: A Case Study of Marks and Spencer	p. 150
Small and Medium-Sized Northern Irish Design Exporters: Their International Sales-Channel Strategies	p. 163
The Internationalization of the Small Firm
The Role of Resources/Capabilities in the Internationalization and Performance of High-Technology Small Firms: Mode Choice and Performance	p. 187
De-Internationalization and the Small Firm	p. 208
Satisfaction with Paying for Government Export Assistance	p. 223
The Internet and E-Commerce
A Network Analysis of the Internet's Impact on Internationalization: The Case of Hong Kong SMEs	p. 243
Internet Usage and Marketing Relationships in the Real-Estate Sector: Some Preliminary Insights from Canada and the UK	p. 262
Political Risk and Litigation in International E-Commerce	p. 274
Name Index	p. 291
Subject Index	p. 294
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