Handbook on Small Nations in the Global Economy

Edited by Daniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan

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Abstract: This unique, extensive Handbook illustrates that multinational enterprises can contribute substantially to the competitive advantage of small countries. It advances the notion that small nations increasingly need to rely on both home-grown and foreign multinational enterprises to achieve domestic economic success in industries characterized by international competition.

Keywords: Business and Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781843765929
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Small Nations in the Global Economy: An Overview

Daniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan

Ch 2 Globalization in the Netherlands

Annelies Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans van Kranenburg

Ch 3 Belgium’s Competitiveness: A Comparison of Foreign and Domestic Enterprises

Filip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren

Ch 4 Porter’s Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy: Ireland as a Case Study

John Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat

Ch 5 Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition Economy: Slovenia in the European and Global Economy

Andreja Jaklič, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetličič

Ch 6 Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies: The Internationalization Patterns of Large Companies from Denmark, Finland and Norway

Gabriel Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and Torben Pedersen

Ch 7 The Competitive Advantage of Canada: A Firm-level Analysis

Wenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke

Ch 8 Chile as an Example of the Augmented Diamond

Robert Grosse

Ch 9 The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy: The Successful Case of Mauritius

Jahan Ara Peerally and John Cantwell

Ch 10 New Zealand and the Challenge of Global Competition

Peter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel

Ch 11 The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia

Ludo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den Bulcke

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