Technological Innovations, Multinational Corporations New - The Case of Intermediate Countries

This book examines those countries of Southern Europe influenced by the phases of European construction and countries of Latin America where the opening up process has changed the traditional role played by multinational corporations.

List of contents

Introduction; 1: New Perspectives on International Competitiveness; 1: Multinational Corporations and Innovatory Activities: Towards a New, Evolutionary Approach; 2: The Localised Creation of Global Technological Advantage; 3: World Oligopoly, Rivalry between "Global" Firms and Global Corporate Competitiveness; 4: Market Failure and Technological Policy *; 5: International Process and Forms of Market Penetration: a Dynamic Proposal; 2: Experiences From Europe and Latin America; 6: Technological Innovation and International Competitiveness in Italy; 7: Innovation in Portuguese Manufacturing Industry; 8: Factors in the Siting and Commercial Behaviour of Multinational Companies in Spain; 9: Technological Strategies of MNCs in Intermediate Countries: The Case of Spain; 10: The TNCs' Changing Investment Strategies in the Latin American Manufacturing Sector

About the author

Jos Molero

Summary

This book examines those countries of Southern Europe influenced by the phases of European construction and countries of Latin America where the opening up process has changed the traditional role played by multinational corporations.

Product details

• Authors: Jos Molero
• Assisted by: Jos Molero (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138983779
• ISBN: 978-1-138-98377-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition; Routledge Studies in Global Competition
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy