Transnational corporations and transnational governance : the costs of crossing borders in the global economy

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    • Lundan, Sarianna M.

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Transnational corporations and transnational governance : the costs of crossing borders in the global economy

edited by Sarianna Lundan

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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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