Handbook on small nations in the global economy : the contributions of multinational enterprises to national economic success

Title:

Author:

Bulcke, D. van den.

ISBN:

9781843765929

Publication Information:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Physical Description:

ix, 277 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

1. Small Nations in the Global Economy: An Overview / Daniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan -- 2. Globalization in the Netherlands / Annelies E. Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans L. van Kranenburg -- 3. Belgium's Diamond of Competitiveness. A Comparison between Foreign and Domestic Companies / Filip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren -- 4. Porter's Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy. Ireland as a Case Study / Sean Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat -- 5. Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition Economy. Slovenia in the European and Global Economy / Andreja Jaklic, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetlicic -- 6. Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies. Internationalization Patterns of Large Corporations from Denmark, Finland, and Norway / Gabriel Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and Torben Pedersen -- 7. The Competitive Advantage of Canada. A Firm-level Analysis / Wenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke -- 8. Chile as an Example of the Augmented Diamond / Robert Grosse -- 9. The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy. The Successful Case of Mauritius / Jeehan Peerally and John Cantwell -- 10. New Zealand and the Challenge of Global Competition / Peter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel -- 11. The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy. The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia / Ludo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den Bulcke.

Subject Term:

International business enterprises.

Economic development.

Globalization -- Economic aspects.

Added Author:

Bulcke, D. van den.

Verbeke, Alain.

Yuan, Wenlong.

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Summary

This unique, extensive Handbook illustrates that multinational enterprises can contribute substantially to the competitive advantage of small countries. It advances the notion that small nations increasingly need to rely on both home-grown and foreign multinational enterprises to achieve domestic economic success in industries characterized by international competition.

The expert contributors explore the roles of firms in a range of small, successful open economies driven by such multinational enterprises across the globe. They juxtapose country data sets against Professor Michael Porter's paradigm of single diamond components and show that these single diamond components reflect merely a set of initial conditions, which can be improved upon through both inward and outward direct investment.

Concluding that multinational enterprises create resource linkages between the home and host environments in which they operate, this Handbook proves to be a fascinating read for academics, students and researchers with an interest in business and management, economics and international economics.