Internationalisation

Preface; F. Burton & G. Hooley PART 1: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS Towards an Integrative Framework of the Internationalization of the Firm; J. Bell & S. Young The Determinants of Subsidiary Mandates and Subsidiary Initiative: a Three Country Study; J. Birkinshaw, N. Hood & S. Johansson Locating International R&D Subsidiaries: Between Countries and within Country Determinants; J. Taggart Working with Organizational Complexity and Diversity: an Empirical Study of the Formation and Evolution of an Italian-Japanese Joint Venture; D.R. Sharpe PART 2: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Absorbtive Capacity and Learning in Technology Transfer: the Case of Taiwanese Information Technology Firms; P. Sher, V. Wong & V. Shaw The Role of Resources in Global Competition; J. Fahy R&D Strategy in the Multinational Affiliate; J. Taggart 'The Ties that Bond?'; M. Casson, R. Loveridge & S. Singh PART 3: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN DEVELOPING MARKETS The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Transition Process in Central and Eastern Europe; G. Hooley, T. Cox, J. Beracs, K. Fonfara, M. Marinov & B. Snoj Entry Mode and Performance in Hungary and Poland: the Case of British Firms; S. Ali & H. Mirza Central and Eastern European Investments: a Comparison of US, Dutch and German Firm Activities; K.D. Brouthers, L.E. Brouthers & G. Nakos The Business Environment for International Joint Venture Formation in Less Developed Countries: a Case Study; H. Selassie & R. Hill Networking in the Baltic: the 'Kieler Modell'; G. Carr