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Theories and Paradigms of International Business Activity: The Selected Essays of John H. Dunning (Dunning, John H. Essays. V. 1.)
Theories and Paradigms of International Business Activity The Selected Essays of John H Dunning - Dunning, John H. Essays. V. 1. Author:John H. Dunning This volume contains a selection of John Dunnings best known and highly acclaimed writings on the theory of international business activity. Spanning more than three decades, the 16 contributions trace the evolution of his thoughts and ideas as an economist, from his first article on the determinants of international production, published ... more »in 1973, to his most recent essay on relational assets, networks and global business activity, completed in 2002. Theories and Paradigms of International Business Activity gives particular prominence to the authors much renowned eclectic paradigm, which he first promulgated at a Nobel Symposium on the international allocation of economic activity in 1976. Since then, the author has written over 60 articles, pamphlets and chapters in books which have extended, refined and updated his theorizing on the interface between trade, FDI and MNE activity in light of the changing characteristics of the world economy and advances in international business scholarship. This, the first of two volumes of John Dunnings work, is essential reading for all students, scholars and researchers with a special interest in the reasons behind the explosive growth in post-war FDI and the globalization of business activity.« less