The decade long period of slow growth in Japan has raised provocative questions relating to theory development in international management. Japans "lost decade" has led to changes in both overall strategy and to increased variety in individual firm responses to slower growth. The combination of...

Offers details on the topic of managing multinational teams. Divided into three parts, this book presents theorizing and research from a multidisciplinary (e.g., psychology-, communications/technology-, organizational behavior-, and strategy-oriented) group of scholars

Preface / Joseph L.C. Cheng, Michael A. Hitt -- An evolving paradigm of the economic determinants of international business activity / John H Dunning -- The eclectic paradigm: the developmental years as a mirror on the evolution of the field of international business / Timothy M. Devinney --...

The early research on multinational enterprises usually relied on traditional economic theory or relatively simple but powerful theories developed in the field of international business. They were developed to help us understand why firms entered international markets. However, as the field of...