The Oxford Handbook of International Business

Second Edition

Edited by Alan M. Rugman

Oxford Handbooks

A comprehensive survey of international business
28 chapter contributions from leading international scholars
Invaluable resource for academics, students, and professionals
Structure changed to adapt to the changing priorities of the discipline
Five newly written chapters: Fratianni, Peng and Khoury, Yeung, Collinson and Pettigrew, and Luo
All original chapters fully updated to reflect the latest scholarship

The Oxford Handbook of International Business

Second Edition

Edited by Alan M. Rugman

Description

As globalization explodes, so has international business scholarship. This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of International Business synthesises all the relevant literature of the last 40 years in 28 original chapters by the world's most distinguished scholars. Reflecting the changes and development in the field since the first edition this new edition has a changed structure, all the chapters have been updated to take account of the latest scholarship, and five new chapters freshly written.

The Handbook is divided into six major sections, providing comprehensive coverage of the following areas:

DT History and Theory of the Multinational Enterprise
DT The Political and Regulatory Environment
DT Strategy and International Management
DT Managing the MNE
DT Area Studies
DT Methodological Issues

These state of the art literature reviews will be invaluable references for students in business schools, social sciences, law, and area studies.

The Oxford Handbook of International Business

Second Edition

Edited by Alan M. Rugman

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Part I: History and Theory of the Multinational Enterprise
1. The History of Multinational Enterprise, Mira Wilkins
2. The Key Literature on IB Activities: 1960-2006, John H. Dunning
3. The Gravity Equation in International Trade, Michele Fratianni
4. Strategic Complexity in International Business, Peter Buckley and Mark Casson
5. Theories of the Multinational Enterprise, Jean-Francois Hennart
6. Location, Competitiveness, and the Multinational Enterprise, Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke
Part II: The Political and Regulatory Environment
7. Sovereignty@Bay: Globalization, Multinational Enterprise, and the International Political System, Stephen J. Kobrin
8. National Policies and Domestic Politics, Debora L. Spar
9. Multinational Enterprises and Public Policy, Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke
10. An Institution-Based View of International Business Strategies, Mike Peng with Theodore A. Khoury
11. Multilateral Institutions and Policies and Their Implications for Multinational Business Strategy, Thomas L. Brewer and Stephen Young
Part III: Strategy for MNEs
12. Strategy and the Multinational Enterprise, Stephen B. Tallman and George S. Yip
13. The Multinational Enterprise as an Organization, D. Eleanor Westney and Srilata Zaheer
14. Strategy and Management in MNE Subsidiaries, Julian Birkinshaw and Torben Pedersen
15. Strategic Alliances, Andrew C. Inkpen
Part IV: Managing the MNE
16. Innovation and Information Technology in the MNE, John Cantwell
17. Contemporary Research Trends in International Marketing: the 2000s, Masaaki (Mike) Kotabe with Crystal X. Jiang
18. Culture and Human Resources Management, John L. Graham
19. Environmental Policy and International Business, Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke
20. International Financial Management and Multinational Enterprises, Michael Bowe
21. Taxes, Transfer Pricing, and the Multinational Enterprise, Lorraine Eden
Part V: Regional Studies
22. Japan, D. Eleanor Westney
23. China and International Business, John Child
24. The Smaller Scale Economies of Pacific Asia and their Business Systems, Gordon Redding
Part VI: Methodological Issues
25. Methodological Contributions in International Business and the Direction of Academic Research Activity, Bruce Kogut
26. Political Risk and Country Risk in International Business: Concepts and Meaning, Yadong Luo
27. Comparative International Business Research Methods: Pitfalls and Practicalities, Simon Collinson and Andrew Pettigrew
28. Metrics for International Business Research, Bernie Yeung and Randall Morck

The Oxford Handbook of International Business

Second Edition

Edited by Alan M. Rugman

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Author Information

Contributors:

Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategic and International Management, London Business School,
Michael Bowe, Professor of International Finance, University of Manchester,
Thomas L. Brewer, Associate Professor, Georgetown University and Associate Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels,
Peter Buckley, Professor and Director, Centre for International Business, University of Leeds,
John Cantwell, Professor of International Business, Rutgers University,
Mark Casson, Professor of Economics, University of Reading,
John Child, Professor of Commerce (International Management and Organisation), University of Birmingham,
Simon Collinson, Professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick,
John H. Dunning, formerly Emeritus Professor of International Business, University of Reading and Emeritus Professor of International Business, Rutgers University,
Lorraine Eden, Professor of Management, Texas A&M University,
Michele Fratianni, Emeritus Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and Università Politechnica delle Marche, Dipartimento di Economia, Ancona, Italy,
John L. Graham, Professor of Marketing and International Business, University of California-Irvine,
Jean-François Hennart, Professor of International Management, Tilburg University,
Andrew C. Inkpen, Professor of Management, Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management,
Crystal X. Jiang, Assistant Professor, Bryant University,
Theodore A. Khoury, Assistant Professor of Management, Oregon State University,
Stephen J. Kobrin, William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Bruce Kogut, Sanford Bernstein Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University,
Masaaki (Mike) Kotabe, Washburn Chair Professor of International Business, and Marketing, Fox Business School, Temple University,
Yadong Luo, Emery M. Findley Distinguised Chair, Professor of Management, School of Business, University of Miami,
Randall Morck, Stephen A. Jarislowsky Distinguished Professor of Finance, Faculty of Business, University of Alberta,
Torben Pedersen, Professor, Center for Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School,
Mike Peng, Provost's Distinguished Professor of Global Strategy, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas,
Andrew Pettigrew, Said Business School, University of Oxford
Gordon Redding, Senior Professor of Asian and Comparative Management, INSEAD,
Alan M. Rugman, Professor of International Business, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Debora L. Spar, Barnard College
Stephen B. Tallman, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Richmond,
Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chair in Management, University of Calgary and Professor of International Business, University of Brussels,
D. Eleanor Westney, Scotiabank Professor of International Business, Schulich School of Business,York University, Canada and Emeritus Professor of Sloan Management School, MIT,
Mira Wilkins, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Florida International University,
Bernie Yeung, Abraham Krasnoff Professor of International Business and Professor of Economics, New York University,
George S. Yip, Dean, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Stephen Young, Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Internationalization and Enterprise Research, University of Glasgow,
Srilata Zaheer, Professor, Carlson Professor of Strategic Management, University of Minnesota