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The Management of International Enterprises addresses, from a socio-political perspective, major issues related to international enterprises and the world in which they operate. The book spans a number of countries in Asia, Europe and North America, examines the internationalisation of firms in all its guises, and explores the implications of socio-political forces for the management of an international firm.

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CONTENTS

List of Tables = ⅷ

Introduction = ⅸ

PART Ⅰ INTERNATIONAL STATION： SETTING THE SCENE

 1 The Significance of Socio­Political Influences on International Business Development = 3

  Introduction = 3

  National competitiveness = 4

  Historical events and national competitiveness = 11

  Culture and national competitiveness = 17

  Education and national competitiveness = 23

  The role of the state = 25

  Summary = 27

 2 Nations as Launch Pads for Internationalisation = 29

  Introduction = 29

  Political economic policies in recent times and their implications for national competitiveness = 31

  Membership of regional agreements and national competitiveness = 43

  Summary = 50

 3 Organisational Competencies as Launch Pads for Internationalisation = 52

  Introduction = 52

  Managerial competencies and national characteristics = 53

  Objectives and objective­setting = 53

  Access to technology and production facilities = 55

  Building a customer base = 58

  The management of human resources = 60

  Ability to adopt foreign practices = 68

  Summary = 70

 4 Motives and Limits to Internationalisation = 72

  Introduction = 72

  Why internationalise? = 72

  Where and how to go = 76

  Operating abroad = 82

  Summary = 83

PART Ⅱ SOCIO―POLITICAL FORCES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FIRMS

 5 Relationships with the External Environment = 87

  Introduction = 87

  Getting to the host country = 88

  Inside the host country = 93

   Relation with customers = 93

   Relation with suppliers = 97

   Relationships with societal institutions = 99

  Summary = 101

 6 Strategic Development = 102

  Introduction = 102

  Goal­setting = 102

  Expansion abroad = 105

  Financial mattrers = 108

  Project versus continuous operations = 109

  Technology transfer = 110

  Summary = 112

 7 Organisational Design = 113

  Introduction = 113

  Differentiation and integration dilemmas = 114

  International enterprises as differentiated networks = 121

  Mechanisms to achieve integration = 122

  A subsidiary's organisational structure and management style = 124

  Summary = 125

 8 Human Resource Management = 127

  Introduction = 127

  National culture and the HRM concept = 128

  National culture and HRM strategies = 130

  National culture and HRM practices = 132

   Recruitment = 132

   Training = 134

   Job expectations and motivation policies = 135

   Performance appraisal, reward and promotion policies = 139

   Industrial relations = 140

   Management of expatriates = 141

  Summary = 144

 9 Organisational Culture = 146

  Introduction = 146

  National culture and organisational culture = 147

  Organisational culture and performance = 152

  Global mindset as a culture­building integrative process = 153

  Summary = 157

 10 Summary and Conclusions = 159

  Bibliography = 164

  Index = 176