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Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance

The Cost of Crossing borders in the Global Economy

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  • © 2015

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  1. Sarianna Lundan

    1. University of Bremen, Germany

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Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance examines the different kinds of distance-related barriers related to cross-border investment. Different forms of governance, whether inside the firm or as part of its network of external relationships, have the aim of reducing uncertainty and creating a more predictable environment.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Costs of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy

    1. The Costs of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy

      • Sarianna Lundan
      Pages 1-21

  3. Behavioural Assumptions in the Theory of the TNC

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. A Transaction Cost Theory of the TNC

      • Jean-François Hennart
      Pages 25-52

    3. Bounded Reality: A New Behavioral Foundation for MNE Governance

      • Alain Verbeke, Nathan S. Greidanus
      Pages 53-95

    4. The ‘Parenting Advantage’ and Innovation Processes in the Multinational Firm: Does Top Management Mess Things Up?

      • Mats Forsgren
      Pages 97-111

  4. The Footprint of the TNC: The Role of Borders and Distance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Distance-Related Barriers and the Internationalization of Finnish MNEs

      • Sarianna Lundan
      Pages 115-144

    3. Looking into the Innovation Process: How International Is Innovation in Multinational Companies?

      • Jannika Mattes
      Pages 145-176

    4. Locations of Corporate Headquarters in Europe: Between Inertia and Co-evolution

      • Martin Heidenreich, Nina Baur
      Pages 177-207

  5. Managing Cross-Border Interdependencies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Intra-Firm Trade Law: Contract Enforcement and Dispute Resolution in Transnational Corporations

      • Gralf-Peter Calliess, Stephan von Harder
      Pages 211-246

    3. Competence Building in Transnational Companies: The Role of Regional Headquarters in Subsidiary Coordination

      • Jörg Freiling, Sven Laudien
      Pages 247-270

    4. The Evolution of a Regional Headquarters Population: An Ecological Analysis

      • Perttu Kähäri, Rebecca Piekkari
      Pages 271-296

  6. TNCs as Institutional Entrepreneurs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
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    2. Accounting Firms: Global Reach without Transnational Form

      • Jochen Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Volckmer
      Pages 299-324

    3. Operationalising the UN Business and Human Rights Framework: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights and Due Diligence

      • Peter Muchlinski
      Pages 325-353

    4. The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm

      • Andreas Georg Scherer, Guido Palazzo, Hannah Trittin
      Pages 355-387

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 389-399
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Bremen, Germany

    Sarianna Lundan

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Sarianna M. Lundan holds the Chair in International Management and Governance at the University of Bremen in Germany. She has published widely in journals and books, and has co-authored with John H. Dunning the second edition of Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, an influential reference work in the field of international business. She has also consulted extensively with the United Nations and the World Bank on issues related to the development impact of foreign investment.

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