1. Introduction : what do we know about international joint ventures? -- 2. Strategic motives and performance -- 3. The nature of partner selection -- 4. Management control -- 5. Decision-making autonomy -- 6. Learning to manage international joint ventures -- 7. Partnering skills and...

Contents: Foreword / Paul Beamish -- Introduction / Peter J. Buckley -- Part I A personal perspective -- 1.'The applied economics of (international) business: a personal perspective', (International Journal of the Economics of Business, 21 (1), 3-6) -- Part II The theory of international...

Multinational Firms and International Relocation addresses the impact of inward foreign direct investment on the host country and the extent to which it displaces jobs at home. Multinational firms in the United States, Japan and the European Union are focused on by a distinguished group of...