Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: International Strategy and Location Specificity....Pages 1-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Introduction to Part I....Pages 21-25
The Process of International Expansion in Knowledge-Intensive Settings: Research Questions, Theory and Summary of Findings....Pages 26-42
Multilatinas: Emerging Multinationals from Latin America....Pages 43-54
Corporate Governance and Globalization: Toward an Actor-Centred Institutional Analysis....Pages 55-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Introduction to Part II....Pages 71-77
Firm-Specific and Non-Firm-Specific Sources of Advantage in International Competition....Pages 78-94
Chilean Foreign Direct Investment across Latin America: Alliances and Competitive Advantage....Pages 95-108
International Geography and History in Host Market Competitiveness of Foreign Multinational Enterprises: A Research Agenda....Pages 109-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Introduction to Part III....Pages 125-129
Dual Paths to Multinational Subsidiary Performance: Networking to Learning and Autonomy to Innovation....Pages 130-144
Decentralization of R&D and Know-How Flows through MNEs: Some Stylized Facts and Insights from Theory....Pages 145-164
Multinational Investment and Organizational Risk: A Real Options Approach....Pages 165-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Introduction to Part IV....Pages 181-184
Globalizing Professional Services: Are Networked Organizations an Answer?....Pages 185-200
The Impact of Personal and Organizational Ties on Strategic Alliance Characteristics and Performance: A Study of Alliances in the USA, Israel and Taiwan....Pages 201-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Introduction to Part V....Pages 217-221
The Roles of the Corporate Level in the Internationalization Process of the Firm....Pages 222-237
βWireless Apostlesβ and βGlobal Emperorsβ: Strategies for Domination in a Global Arena....Pages 238-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-263