The internationalisation strategies of small-country firms : the Australian experience of globalisation

edited by Howard Dick (formerly Professor) and David Merrett (Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne, Australia)

The international business literature often struggles to depict a universal experience of internationalisation from the perspective of large countries. This book seeks to enrich the literature by providing a nuanced overview of the little-known Australian experience, being an atypical case of a small- to medium-sized economy which liberalised rapidly from the 1980s outside any trading bloc. Six data-rich survey chapters explore Australia's mixed success in founding its own multinationals. The experience of Australian firms is set in historical and comparative perspective, including interactions with inward and specifically American FDI. Five industry studies next consider why firms in retail, wine and professional services were more successful than in financial services and shipping. Nine detailed case studies of firms then identify the elements of administrative heritage, strategy and learning that have been the key to success or failure. The book concludes by outlining what can be learned from Australia's example and presenting implications for future research. The Internationalisation Strategies of Small-Country Firms will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in international business and international economics

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Year of publication:	2007
Other Persons:	Dick, Howard W. (ed.) ; Merrett, David (ed.)
Institutions:	Edward Elgar Publishing (publisher)
Publisher:	Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
Subject:	Internationaler Markteintritt \| International market entry \| Internationaler Wettbewerb \| International competition \| Unternehmensgeschichte \| Business history \| Australien \| Australia \| Multinationales Unternehmen \| Globalisierung
Published items:	21 hits in ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (416 pages)
Series:	New horizons in international business
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Part I. Perspectives -- 1. Introduction / Howard Dick and David Merrett -- 2. Australian multinationals in historical perspective: 'do you come from a land down under?' / David Merrett -- 3. The administrative heritage / Tatiana Zalan and Geoffrey Lewis -- 4. Large Australian firms: Empirical evidence on internationalisation / Tatiana Zalan -- 5. Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries: Victims of geographic isolation? / Anne-Wil Harzing and Niels Noorderhaven -- 6. US multinationals and the internationalisation of Australian industry / Robert Walters -- Part II. Industry dynamics -- 7. Financial services: Banking and insurance / Rodney Benjamin and David Merrett -- 8. Shipping / Howard Dick -- 9. Retail / André Sammartino -- 10. The wine industry / Geoffrey Lewis and Tatiana Zalan -- 11. Engineering services / Thomas Osegowitsch -- Part III. Firm cases -- 12. Burns Philp / Howard Dick and Paul Evans -- 13. 'Aspro' and 'Kiwi' / David Merrett -- 14. BHP Billiton / Robin Stewardson -- 15. Foster's Group / Tatiana Zalan and Geoffrey Lewis -- 16. Coca-Cola Amatil / Thomas Osegowitsch -- 17. Pacific Dunlop / Geoffrey Lewis and Tatiana Zalan -- 18. The TNT Group / Howard Dick -- 19. The Westfield Group / André Sammartino and Frances Van Ruth -- 20. Macquarie Bank / David Merrett and Shey Newitt -- 21. Conclusion / Howard Dick, David Merrett and Tatiana Zalan -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN:	978-1-78254-246-9 ; 978-1-84542-212-7
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781782542469 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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