Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance The Cost of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy

"Expanding the economic footprint of the firm comes at the cost of a corresponding increase in the complexity of coordination. Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance examines the different kinds of distance-related barriers related to cross-border investment. Different forms of governance, whether inside the firm or as part of its network of external relationships, have the aim of reducing uncertainty and creating a more predictable environment. The chapters in this volume explore the impact of conventional distance-related barriers, as well as the more difficult institutional barriers reflecting differences in norms and beliefs, on the costs and methods of coordination adopted by multinational firms. "--

Info autore

Sarianna M. Lundan holds the Chair in International Management and Governance at the University of Bremen in Germany. She has published widely in journals and books, and has co-authored with John H. Dunning the second edition of Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, an influential reference work in the field of international business. She has also consulted extensively with the United Nations and the World Bank on issues related to the development impact of foreign investment.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarianna Lundan
• Con la collaborazione di: Sarianna Lundan (Editore), S. Lundan (Editore), Lundan (Editore), S Lundan (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 02.12.2014
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management
• EAN: 9781137467676
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46767-6
• Numero di pagine: 414
• Categorie: Management, Wirtschaftswissenschaft, B, Internationale Wirtschaft, Internationale Wirtschaft, Internationales Management, Planning, Economics, Organization, Organisationstheorie und -verhalten, Corporate Governance, Business & management, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Economics, general, International Economics, Management science, International business enterprises, Palgrave Business & Management Collection