Theories of the multinational firm : a multidimensional creature in the global economy / Mats Forsgren.

Previous ed.: 2008.

Incluye bibliografía (p. 182-188).

7.The Politicizing multinational: a tale of legitimacy and power -- Introduction -- The institutionalization theory and the emerging multinational -- Institutionalization theory and the multinational firm -- Institutionalization theory and the societal role of the multinational firm -- What does the multinational firm look like in institutionalization theory? -- Summary -- 8.The Multidimensional multinational: concluding remarks -- Introduction -- A comparison along some dimensions -- Theories and attitudes.

Machine generated contents note: 1.The multinational firm: a beauty or a beast? -- Introduction -- The multinational firm in the world economy -- Outline of the book -- 2.The Dominating multinational: a tale of market power -- Introduction -- Market power of the multinational firm -- Hymer´s view on the societal role of the multinational firm -- Hymer´s view reflected in competition policy -- What does Hymer´s multinational firm look like? -- Summary -- 3.The Coordinating multinational: a tale of cost efficiency -- Introduction -- Internalization theory: a tale of cost efficiency -- Internalization theory and the societal role of the multinational firm -- What does the multinational firm look like in internalization theory? -- The eclectic framework -- Summary -- 4.The Knowing multinational: a tale of value creation -- Introduction -- Organizational capability view and the multinational firm -- Evolutionary theories of the multinational firm --^

The OC perspective and the societal role of the multinational firm -- What does the multinational firm look like in the OC perspective? -- Summary -- 5.The Designing multinational: a tale of strategic fit -- Introduction -- The multinational firm and the contingency theory -- The application of contingency theory on the multinational firm -- The multinational firm as a differentiated network -- Contingency theory and the societal role of the multinational firm -- What does the multinational firm look like in contingency theory? -- Summary -- 6.The Networking multinational: a tale of business relationships -- Introduction -- The business network theory -- Business network theory and the emerging multinational firm -- Business network theory and the multinational firm -- Business network theory and the societal role of the multinational firm -- What does the multinational firm look like in business network theory? -- Summary --^