Current Issues in International Business

Abstract

Part 1 The evolution of international business as an academic discipline: international business as an academic discipline, Kenneth Simmonds internationalising the business curriculum - obstacles and strategies, Stefan Robock. Part 2 International business as an interdisciplinary field of enquiry: the conceptual frontiers of international business, Brian Toyne the economic theory of the firm as the basis for a core theory of international production, John Dunning international political economy and MNEs' strategies - new directions for interdisciplinary research, Thomas Brewer. Part 3 Current issues and controversies: a borderless world - issues and evidence, George Yip evolution of the transnational, Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal global strategies of multinational enterprises, Alan Rugman and Alain Verbeke an invisible history, a competitive future - women managers in a worldwide economy, Nancy Adler and Dafna Izraei the ties that bond? Mark Casson, Ray Loveridge and Satwinder Singh. Part 4 Future directions in international business and research: the compleat executive - the state of international business education and some future directions, Farok Contractor trends in international business research - the next 25 years, Peter Buckley current issues in international business - an overview, Stephen Young.