ABSTRACT
This work presents case-studies of the emergence and evolution of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in eleven developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, Tolentino develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|19 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
The theoretical foundations
part II|116 pages
Multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries
chapter 2|32 pages
The emergence of multinational corporations from the United States
The period until 1914
chapter 3|24 pages
The evolution of multinational corporations from the United States
The period since 1914
chapter 4|14 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Sweden
chapter 5|30 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Brazil
chapter 6|14 pages
Conclusion
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries
part III|183 pages
Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce large countries
chapter 8|20 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Germany
chapter 9|27 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Japan
chapter 10|43 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Taiwan
chapter 11|40 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from South Korea
chapter 12|31 pages
Conclusion
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from resource-scarce large countries
part IV|97 pages
Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries
chapter 13|21 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Switzerland
chapter 14|29 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Hong Kong
chapter 15|26 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Singapore
chapter 16|19 pages
Conclusion
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries
part V|29 pages
Conclusion
chapter 17|27 pages
The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations
Implications for theory