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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Advances in strategic management,
0742-3322 ;
volume 36
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Advances in strategic management ; v. 36.
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| Summary |
This volume draws together researchers working in a variety of disciplines in order to explore the many ways that locations matter for firms. The authors draw on newly available data, recently developed theory, and diverse methodology to understand the relationships between firm boundaries, firm activities, and geographic borders. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Geography, location, and straegy / Juan Alcácer, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas and Bernard Yeung -- part I. How firms are organized across borders -- The international configurations of US multinational corporations / Heather Berry -- Trade or multinational production? : consumer preferences and multiproduct firms / Catherine Thomas -- Multinational business groups / Katalin Szemeredi -- The location of multinational firms' R&D activites abroad : host country university research, university-industry collaboration, and R&D heterogeneity / Shinyu Suzuki, René Belderbos and Hyeoig Ug Kwon -- part II. How global firms overcome cross-border challenges -- Capturing value from intellectual property (IP) in a global environment / Juan Alcácer, Karin Beukel and Bruno Cassiman -- Sourcing from multinational suppliers to overcome weak contracting institutions and gain supply chain capabilities / Kjell Carlsson -- Too many cooks spoil the broth? : geographic concentration, social norms, and knowledge transfer / Giada Di Stefano, Andrew A. King and Gianmario Verona -- The spatial diffusion of an invisible corporate practice : revisiting stock backdating, 1981-2005 / Pino G. Audia and Fiona Kun Yao -- part III. Value created by cross-border MNC activity -- Cross-regional R&D collaboration and local knowledge spillover / Minyuan Zhao and Mazhar Islam -- Origin matters : the differential impact of import competition on innovation / Xiaoyang Li and Yue Maggie Zhou -- Multinational activity in emerging markets : how and when does foreign direct investment promote growth? / Laura Alfaro. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic geography.
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Economic geography. |
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Strategic planning.
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Strategic planning. |
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Business planning.
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Business planning. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Alcácer, Juan, editor.
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Kogut, Bruce Mitchel, editor.
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Thomas, Catherine (Professor), editor.
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Yeung, Yin Bernard, 1953- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781787142763 (electronic book) |
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1787142760 (electronic book) |
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9781787142770 |
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9781787146341 (electronic book) |
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1787146340 (electronic book) |
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