Multinationals in China: Business Strategy, Technology and Economic Development - Hardcover

Zhang, S.; Pearce, R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230577415 ISBN 13: 9780230577411

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

Though it's widely understood that inward foreign direct investment has played a major role in mediating China's emergence into the international economic system, how and why MNEs have implemented their involvement as part of their global strategy is less well understood. This book explores the nature of the MNE in this era of globalization.

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About the Author

ROBERT PEARCE is Professor of International Business Emeritus at the University of Reading, UK. He has published extensively in the areas of international business and economics. His current research interests are in the global strategies of MNEs, their creation and application of technology and the application of these aspects of their behaviour to issues in economics His most recent book, co-authored with Marina Papanastassiou is The Strategic Development of Multinationals.

SI ZHANG received her doctorate from the University of Reading, UK. She is an associate of the China in Comparative Perspective Network (CCPN) centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and the John H Dunning Centre of International Business at the University of Reading.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230577415
• ISBN 13: 9780230577411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 167