The Club of Rome has achieved worldwide renown, sometimes stimulated by heavy criticism, after the publication in 1972 of its report on «Limits to Growth». This was a very critical time since the high rate of growth of the economy in most of the industrialized countries after the World War II...

Do nation states have an economic interest in becoming home countries to MNEs? This Perspective's tentative answer to the questions is "yes." Other things being equal, extension of global reach, achieved through outgoing foreign direct investment by home country enterprises, is likely to more...

This second edition of this publication provides an overview of important contemporary issues relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises for all those who are interested in this subject, but are not always in a position to follow diverse perspectives and what is...

The rise of FDI from emerging markets has become a focus of attention since the turn of the century. Over the past few years, firms from these markets have become major investors abroad, complementing their home countries‘ traditional role as recipients of FDI. To help understand this...

This paper presents an expanded version of the product cycle framework, which illustrates how the role of R&D, production and marketing activities, as a salient determinant of competitive advantage, evolves along the product cycle. The framework considers the implications of these changes for...