| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xliv, 346 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction. Direct investment in the Canadian economy -- The controversy about the international firm. |
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pt. 2. The statistical background to the study. The nature of the interviews and questionnaire -- Comparisons of respondent firms with all direct investment companies -- Cross-classifications of the variables. |
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pt. 3. The managers and their powers. The senior executives -- The board of directors -- The management or executive committee -- Other methods of maintaining contact with the affiliate -- The delegation of powers -- The degree of decentralization of responsibility -- The degree of supervision. |
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pt. 4. The exports of subsidiary companies. The evidence on private international trade restriction -- The export pattern of direct investment companies -- The nature of the export sales organization -- The effect of affiliation on exports -- External pressures on foreign-owned firms. |
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pt. 5. The imports of subsidiary companies. The import pattern of direct investment companies -- Policy and organization with regard to purchasing -- The effect of affiliation on purchases. |
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pt. 6. The transfer of knowledge. The performance of research by the respondent companies -- The nature of the Canadian research programs -- Access to the parent's knowledge. |
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pt. 7. Comparative costs of production. Unit production costs compared with affiliates -- Broader issues regarding efficiency. |
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pt. 8. The pattern of ownership and finance. The ownership of voting stock -- Sources of funds -- Payment of dividends -- The United States guidelines program. |
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pt. 9. Nationality of ownership and performance of the firm. Degrees of foreign ownership and performance -- The nature of the resident-owned firms in this study -- Senior personnel -- Marketing and purchasing -- Research and development -- Ownership and finance -- Further tests of difference regarding performance. |
| Summary |
This third edition of Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry features a new preface contextualizing Safarian's influential work against contemporary economic issues and policies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Corporations, American -- Canada.
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Corporations, Foreign -- Canada.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General. |
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Corporations, American |
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Corporations, Foreign |
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Canada https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442612228 |
| ISBN |
9781442696723 (electronic bk.) |
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1442696729 (electronic bk.) |
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9781442659261 (electronic bk.) |
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1442659262 (electronic bk.) |
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9781442612228 (paperback) |
