01740cam a2200301 a 4500 6114373 CaAEU 20260515113127.0 121121s2013 enk e b 001 0 eng GBB2A9939 bnb 016199928 Uk 9781781958179 ocn828722485 AU@ eng AU@ OCLCO CDX UKMGB YDXCP AEU eng HD 2755.5 .F695 2013 Forsgren, Mats 21291 author Theories of the multinational firm : a multidimensional creature in the global economy / Mats Forsgren. Second edition. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2013. viii, 203 pages ; 22 cm. Previous ed.: 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-188) and index. This expanded and updated edition of a successful textbook will be required reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of international business, international management and international economy courses. The current debate about the multinational firm as an actor in the global economy is intense and many-sided. This thoroughly accessible and compact textbook presents, analyses and compares six different theories of the multinational firm that have dominated the research in international business during the last four decades. The author discloses the basic building blocks and assumptions behind each theory so the reader can reach a better understanding of why the multinational firm is looked upon in so many different ways by researchers and stakeholders. MSc International Business 26977 International business enterprises 4692 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 26 2019-03-21 0 HD2755.5 FOR B01417 2020-01-23 2023-03-05 1 1643 1643