The Evolution of International Business: An Introduction.

1. Multinationals: Theories and Concepts 1.1 Issues 1.2 Definition 1.3 Theories of the Multinational Enterprise 1.4 Entrepeneurs, Firms, Hierarchies and Networks 1.5 The Organization of MNEs. 2. International Business in the World Economy 2.1 The Environment of International Business 2.2 Origins before 1880 2.3 Growth 1880-1930 2.4 Alternatives to Multinational Enterprise 2.5 Resurgence 1950-1980 2.6 Global Business. 3. Multinationals and Natural Resources 3.1 International Business and Natural Resources 3.2 Origins and Growth 3.3 Determinants 3.4 International Collusion 3.5 The Growth of Large Integrated Firms 3.6 New Entrants and the Decline of Integration. 4. Multinational Manufacturing 4.1 International Business and Manufacturing 4.2 Origins and Growth 4.3 Determinants 4.4 The Interwar Cartels 4.5 Renewal and Growth 4.6 Global Integration and Networks. 5. Multinationals and Services 5.1 International Business and Services 5.2 Origins and Growth 5.3 Determinants 5.4 Equity and Non-Equity Strategies in a Regulated Environment 5.5 Sogo Shosha 5.6 Multinational Banking. 6. The Competitiveness of Firms and Nations 6.1 Comparative Home Economies 6.2 The Home Economy Impact on MNEs 6.3 MNEs and National Competitiveness 6.4 Policy and Outward Investment 6.5 The End of Nationality? 7. Multinationals as Engines of Growth 7.1 Comparative Host Economies 7.2 The Impact of Host Economies 7.3 Resource Transfers 7.4 Trade 7.5 Market Structure and Linkages 7.6 Sovereignty and Culture 7.7 Host Economies over Time. 8. Governments and Multinationals 8.1 Policy and Inward Investment 8.2 Governments and MNEs in Developed Economies 8.3 Japan and the MNEs 8.4 MNEs and Governments in Developing Countries 8.5 Comparative Host Governments: India, Brazil and Singapore since 1950.