Internationalization of Emerging Economies and Firms [electronic resource] /
Marinov, M.editor.
Marinova, S.editor.
Explores the impact of country and firm specific factors, the role of institutions and governments, the strive for compensation of initial disadvantages and the struggle in finding ways to counterbalance late coming into the international arena in the process of internationalization.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Notes on Contributors; 1 Internationalization of Emerging Economies and Firms; Introduction; Theoretical foundation for the internationalization of emerging economies and firms; Accelerated internationalization of emerging economies and firms; Inward foreign direct investment in emerging economies; Outward foreign direct investment from emerging economies; Overview of the book; 2 The Regulatory Framework for Investment: Where Are We Headed?; Introduction
The national regulatory frameworkThe international regulatory framework; Factors driving change; The changing regulatory regime for FDI; 3 Internationalization of Companies from Former Communist Countries: Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Central, East and South Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States; Introduction; Main streams of foreign direct investment theory; Main methodological problems; Outward foreign direct investment from transition economies in the global context; MNEs from transition economies; Conclusions and further research
4 Foreign Direct Investment in New EU Member States from Central and Eastern Europe: An Investment Development Path PerspectiveIntroduction; The IDP concept and its application in the studies of CEE countries; Econometric analysis in IDP studies; Current positioning on the IDP; The outward FDI performance index; Conclusions; 5 Sustainable Foreign Direct Investments: Regional Development and Transition Economies; Introduction; FDI and the development of regions: theoretical framework and results of empirical studies
Results of the survey among FDI promotion agencies in selected European regionsHow to promote sustainable FDI and regional development; Conclusions; 6 Born-Global Firms from China and Norway: A Comparison; Introduction; International entrepreneurship; Determinants of the pace of internationalization; Conceptual framework; Research method; Analysis of findings; Discussion; Conclusion and suggestions for future research; 7 Becoming a True Born Global without Any Experiential Market Knowledge: Three Chinese Cases; Introduction; Literature review; Ways of acquiring foreign market knowledge
Methodology and case study evidenceCase study evidence; Discussion, conclusions and implications; 8 From National Leaders to Global Players: Evidence from Russian MNEs in the High Technology Sector; Introduction; Conceptual framework; Research methodology; Case studies; Findings and discussion; Research validity and limitations; Conclusions; 9 Analysing Culture in a Cross-Border Acquisition: An Indian-Finnish Deal in Focus; Introduction; Key culture concepts in cross-border acquisitions; Culture in post-acquisition integration; Linking the key concepts; Research design; Culture issues
Acculturation and cultural clashes in the case
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Explores the impact of country and firm specific factors, the role of institutions and governments, the strive for compensation of initial disadvantages and the struggle in finding ways to counterbalance late coming into the international arena in the process of internationalization.
International business enterprises.
Organization.
Planning.
Behavioral economics.
International economics.
Development economics.
International Business.
Organization.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.
International Economics.
Development Economics.