Anxieties and Management Responses in International Business

Introduction PART ONE: NETWORKS AND SUBSIDIARIES Networks: A New Paradigm in International Business History?; M.Casson Entrepreneurship Orientation; F.Ciabuschi ; M.Forsgren The Role of Sales Subsidiary in MNC Innovativeness; J.Lindqvist, K.Blomqvist& S.Saarenketo PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES,LOCAL MARKET INTERACTIONS AND IMPACTS Institutional Influences on Global Marketing Strategy; F.Van Eenennaam; C.M.L.Janssen& K.D.Brouthers Service Multinationals and Forward Linkages With Client Firms: The Case of IT Outsourcing in Argentina and Brazil; M.Miozzo& D.P.Grimshaw Multinationals and Economic Impacts: An Analysis of Fortune GlobaL 250 Reports; F.Fortanier& A.Kolk PART THREE: POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS CHALLENGES MNCs' Actions in the Socio-Political Market: The Study of a Case with Network Approach; J-W.Lee, P.N.Ghauri& A.Hadjikhni Internationalisation Strategies Realised by Incumbent Firms as an Industry Evolves into a Global Oligopoly: The Case of the Pharmaceutical Industry; A.J.Langley, N.K.Kakabadse& S.Swailes Multinational Companies Battle Against Counterfeiting; E.Penz Expanding the International Business Agenda on International Outsourcing; J.P.Hatonen& M.Ruokonen PART FOUR: SME INTERNATIONALIZATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE INTERNET Growth of a Greek International New Venture Across Geographic Markets and Industries; P.Dimitratos, I.Voudouris& H.Salavou Cultural Adaptation in Cross Boarder Web-Presence: An Investigation of German Companies' Domestic U.S, U.K, and Latin American Websites; R.Sinkovics Geographical Dimension: A Missing Link in the Internationalization of Born Global Firms; O.Kuivalainen; S.Sundqvist& P.Servais The Outcomes of Unsolicited International Enquiries Received by SMEs; N.S.Zhang& R.B.McNaughton