Korean Multinationals in Europe

Explores Korean foreign direct investment, putting forward a theoretical framework to explain why the Korean conglomerates felt compelled to invest in western, central and eastern Europe.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter One A Historical Overview of the Development of the Theory of Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise; Chapter Two Foreign Direct Investment Theory: The Korean Perspective; Chapter Three The Economic Context: The Republic of Korea (1948-1997); Chapter Four The Development and Characteristics of the Korean Consumer Electronics Industry; Chapter Five Korean Foreign Direct Investment; Chapter Six Korea's Relations with Europe: An Overview; Chapter Seven Korean Foreign Direct Investment in Europe; Chapter Eight Korean Consumer Electronics Investment in Europe: A Theoretical/Macroeconomic Perspective; Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 10 Postscript: The ChaebÅ?l and the Korean Economy in the 'IMF era';

About the author

Judith Cherry

Product details

• Authors: Judith Cherry, Cherry Judith
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2000
• EAN: 9780700714803
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1480-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Korea, Europe, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, International business, International Economics, Investment & securities, Investment and securities, Multinationals