1st Edition
Multinational Enterprises from the Netherlands
Despite the long history of international economic activity and the dominant role of Dutch MNEs in the world economy there has been relatively little academic research in the area. This book explores issues such as:
* What historical precedents underlie the character of Dutch MNE activity
* How and why the technological specialisation of the Dutch economy and its firms has evolved to its current state
* The changing FDI activity of Dutch MNEs
* The strategic aspects of Dutch MNE activity in terms of location and R&D
* The implications for Dutch MNEs of globalisation and economic integration
Comprehensive in its coverage, this book will be of great interest to students and researchers in international business.
Biography
Roger van Hoesel works at Buck Consultants International in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and is author of New Multinational Enterprises from Korea and Taiwan: Beyond Export-led Growth (Routledge, forthcoming).
Rajneesh Narula is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oslo and at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT). He is author of Multinational Investment and Economic Structure (Routledge, 1995).
`a major step forward in our understanding of Dutch foreign direct investment.' Business History
`The great merit of the book is the consistent way in which Dutch experiences are compared with those in other countries' Business History
'...a substantial contribution to an emerging library on FDI policies, globalization and small open economies.' - Transnational Corporations, Douglas van den Berghe