I was glad to come across a book which moves away from inconclusive numerical comparisons and sheds some light on why even someone who welcomed the 1980s emphasis on competition and deregulation should still feel uneasy about some of the culturual aspects of the Thatcher revolution, including those that live on under the Major government.

• Preface; List of figures; List of tables; Recent trends in international business; A systems view of international production; Entrepreneurship in international business; Entrepreneurial culture as a competitive advantage; The economics of trust: explaining differences in corporate structures between the US and Japan; Multinational enterprises in less developed countries: cultural and economic interactions; Joint ventures; Information services: the effects on multinational activity of new information technology; Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Index

I was glad to come across a book which moves away from inconclusive numerical comparisons and sheds some light on why even someone who welcomed the 1980s emphasis on competition and deregulation should still feel uneasy about some of the culturual aspects of the Thatcher revolution, including those that live on under the Major government.

• Preface; List of figures; List of tables; Recent trends in international business; A systems view of international production; Entrepreneurship in international business; Entrepreneurial culture as a competitive advantage; The economics of trust: explaining differences in corporate structures between the US and Japan; Multinational enterprises in less developed countries: cultural and economic interactions; Joint ventures; Information services: the effects on multinational activity of new information technology; Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Index

I was glad to come across a book which moves away from inconclusive numerical comparisons and sheds some light on why even someone who welcomed the 1980s emphasis on competition and deregulation should still feel uneasy about some of the culturual aspects of the Thatcher revolution, including those that live on under the Major government.

• Preface; List of figures; List of tables; Recent trends in international business; A systems view of international production; Entrepreneurship in international business; Entrepreneurial culture as a competitive advantage; The economics of trust: explaining differences in corporate structures between the US and Japan; Multinational enterprises in less developed countries: cultural and economic interactions; Joint ventures; Information services: the effects on multinational activity of new information technology; Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Index