Transnational corporations and transnational governance : the costs of crossing borders in the global economy
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Transnational corporations and transnational governance : the costs of crossing borders in the global economy
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance examines the different kinds of distance-related barriers related to cross-border investment. Different forms of governance, whether inside the firm or as part of its network of external relationships, have the aim of reducing uncertainty and creating a more predictable environment.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Costs of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy
- Sarianna Lundan PART I: BEHAVIOURAL ASSUMPTIONS IN THE THEORY OF THE TNC 2. A Transaction Cost Theory of the TNC
- Jean-Francois Hennart 3. Bounded Reliability: A New Behavioral Foundation for MNE Governance (Reprint from JIBS 2009)
- Alain Verbeke and Nathan S. Greidanus 4. The 'Parenting Advantage' and Innovation Processes in the Multinational Firm - Does Top Management Mess Things Up?
- Mats Forsgren PART II: THE FOOTPRINT OF THE TNC: THE ROLE OF BORDERS AND DISTANCE 5. Distance-related Barriers and the Pattern of Internationalisation of Finnish MNEs
- Sarianna Lundan 6. Looking into the Innovation Process: How International is Innovation in Multinational Companies?
- Jannika Mattes 7. Locations of Corporate Headquarters in Europe: Between Territorial Embeddedness and Transnational Dynamics
- Martin Heidenreich and Nina Baur PART III: MANAGING CROSS-BORDER INTERDEPENDENCIES 8. Intra-firm Trade Law - Contract Enforcement and Dispute Resolution in TNCs
- Gralf-Peter Calliess and Stephan von Harder 9. Competence Building in Transnational Companies: The Role of Regional Headquarters in Subsidiary Coordination
- Joerg Freiling and Sven Laudien 10. The Lifecycle of a Population of Regional Headquarters: An Ecological Analysis
- Perttu Kahari and Rebecca Piekkari PART IV: TNCS AS INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURS 11. Accounting Firms - Global Spread with Limited Transnationalisation
- Jochen Zimmermann and Jan-Christoph Volckmer 12. Operationalising the UN Business and Human Rights Framework: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights and Due Diligence
- Peter Muchlinski 13. The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm
- Andreas Georg Scherer, Guido Palazzo and Hannah Trittin
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