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The growth and impact of the multinational enterprise (MNE) in the post war period is one of the most important phenomena of our time. This volume, originally published in 1981 provides a comprehensive and detailed review of both the theoretical and policy issues at a time when the subject had reached a watershed, after the controversies of the 1970s. The book provides a balanced discussion of major themes such as the development of modern theories of international production; the impact of the MNE on the nation-state and the structure of the international market; the response

This volume combines eleven chapters written by sixteen academics from six countries namely Austria, Germany, Hungary, India, Latvia, and Turkey. They are the outputs of the WIBF's annual International Business Conferences. ; Acknowledgement -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. SMEs and International Business: Introduction -- Emin Akçaoğlu and Rainer Wehner -- 2. Internationalization of Indian MSMEs with reference to the Post-Covid Era -- Sonia Mukherjee and Reeta Tomar -- 3. Innovation Centres in the Contribution of SMEs to the Economy -- Halit Targan Ünal, Elif Y. Başaran and Hakan Bektaş -- 4. Global Trade and Political Risk for SMEs: A Case Study on Supplier Selection -- A. Murat Köseoğlu -- 5. Internal Factors and Networking – Critical for Success of SMEs in International Markets: Practical Implications in a Reference SME -- Tanja Evrosimovska -- 6. The importance of performance and credit access of SMEs in their internationalization process -- Mehmet Civelek -- 7. Access to Finance of MSMEs in Turkey -- Halit Targan Ünal and Neslihan Özdemir -- 8. Export Credit Agencies and Small Firm Internationalization -- Emin Akçaoğlu and Rainer Wehner -- 9. Demonstration of the Impact of Enterprise Architecture Management in a Company by Using Frameworks -- Ronja Höpfner and Bjarne Erik Roscher -- 10. Teaching International Business via Labs: Business Skills Development by Virtual and Augmented Reality –the BBS FIMB Case Study -- Gábor Andrási, Katalin Csekő and László Budai -- 11. Designing a Performance Measurement System Based on a Simplified Strategy Process – An Action Research Case Study -- Björn Baltzer -- Editors

This book integrates the work of economists, management scientists and business historians. It applies the related concepts of transaction costs, internalisation, corporate strategy and market structure to explain the historical process of corporate growth in the international economy. Each chapter is written by a scholar who has specialized in a particular aspect of the growth of international business

Business History and International Business are cognate subjects. There are few, if any, studies of international business that do not require a proper study of context. International business decision making must be made relevant by a considered evaluation of the circumstances surrounding that decision. This often means putting it into its historical context. The contributions that the study of international business can make to business history are the input of appropriate theory and appropriate research methods. The best international business theory can illuminate the seemingly disparate s

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Preface -- References -- Part I The Environment of International Business -- 1 AWB and the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal: Just a cost of doing business? -- First Gulf War 1990-91 -- The UN Oil-for-Food Program and sanctions -- The Oil-for-Food Program -- AWB -- Kickbacks: Wheat exports to Iraq -- The Cole Inquiry -- Aftermath -- Discussion questions -- References -- 2 Walking the blurry line in China: Negotiating deals and staying out of jail -- Why were they jailed? Rumours and speculation -- Chinese demand for iron ore -- The iron ore benchmark pricing system -- The 2009 benchmark price set in Japan -- The Chinese position -- The dual goals of CISA -- The different perspectives of the two sides -- Paying bribes and stealing state secrets -- Charges: taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets -- The blurry line -- Discussion questions -- References -- 3 The feasibility of solar energy in el Junco -- Renewable energy: Latin America and the Caribbean -- Ecuador and renewable energy -- The El Dorado Company and the El Junco Project -- Designing the photovoltaic system -- Environmental footprint analysis -- Community involvement and relations -- Discussion questions -- References -- 4 Colombian coffee: Issues of sustainability? -- The global coffee industry -- Colombian coffee industry -- Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) -- Specialty coffee -- Initiatives of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia -- Juan Valdez® -- Regional Coffee Guarantee Fund -- Manuel Mejía Foundation -- Social and environmental initiatives -- Issues of sustainability -- Discussion questions -- References -- 5 Preserving paradise: Shell's sustainable development programs in the Philippines -- Palawan, Philippines -- Shell in the Philippines -- Vision, mission and core values.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International Business Theories -- 3 The Politics of International Business -- 4 Ethics and International Business -- 5 Cultural Environments -- 6 Foreign Market Entry -- 7 Multinational Organisations and Paradigms -- 8 International Upstream Operations -- 9 International Downstream Operations -- 10 Multinational Finance -- 11 International Talent Management -- 12 The Future of International Business -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- 1. International Business and the Transborder Movement of Technology: A Dialectic Perspective -- 2. The Implications of Global Integration for the National Control of Technology -- 3. The Changing Nature of United States Government Policy on the Transfer of Strategic Technology: An Overview -- 4. Technology Transfer and Economic Growth: A Historical Perspective on Current Developments -- 5. Education and Technology Transfer: Recipient Point of View -- 6. Technology Transfer in High-Technology Industries -- 7. Technology Transfer in Strategic Alliances: Competitive Collaboration and Organizational Learning -- 8. Technology Transfer and Sino-Japanese Relations -- 9. China and Opportunities for Economic Development Through Technology Transfer -- 10. Assessing Success in the United States-China Technology Transfer -- 11. Comparing Japanese and American Technology Transfer in China: Assessing the "Fit" Between Foreign Firms and Chinese Enterprises -- 12. Pros and Cons of International Technology Transfer: A Developing Country's View -- 13. Improving the Pattern of Technology Transfers and Trade Between the United States and Japan -- 14. Industrial Buying Behavior in the Peoples Republic of China: The Yin and Yang of Buyer-Seller Relationships in a Centrally Planned Economy -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2. A Brief Introduction to the China Tiajin Scientific and Technical Exchange Center with Foreign Countries (TSTEC) -- Conclusion -- Index -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.