Multinational Enterprises from the Netherlands,9780415178501

Multinational Enterprises from the Netherlands

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ISBN13: 9780415178501
ISBN10: 0415178509
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-01-29
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

This book analyses the factors behind the dominance and competitive advantages of Dutch multinational enterprises in the world economy, including technological specialisation, FDI activity, location and R&D, globalisation and economic integration.

Table of Contents

List of figures
viii
List of tables
x
List of appendices
xiii
List of contributors
xiv
Foreword: Marius van Nieuwkerk xvi
Acknowledgements xviii
Outward investment from the Netherlands: introduction and overview
1(31)
Roger van Hosel
Rajneesh Narula
Introduction
1(1)
Structure of the Dutch economy: some characteristics
1(5)
The Netherlands as an outward investor: a comparison
6(4)
Geographical and sectoral trends
10(6)
General trends in Dutch MNE activity
16(4)
A profile of Dutch MNEs
20(12)
Dutch overseas investments in the very long run (c. 1600-1990)
32(29)
Ferry de Goey
Introduction
32(2)
The wide world in 1600-1800
34(7)
The three regions (1800-1990)
41(10)
Analysis
51(10)
Technology characteristics of the Dutch economy
61(23)
Merijn Van Essen
Bart Verspagen
Introduction
61(2)
Technology indicators and their use
63(1)
A macro perspective
64(3)
The `public technology infrastructure': R & D in the government and higher education sectors
67(3)
Technology in Dutch business
70(11)
Conclusions
81(3)
The internationalisation of technological activity: the Dutch case
84(54)
John Cantwell
Odile Janne
Introduction
84(2)
The data
86(1)
The evidence on the internationalisation of technological activity by the world's largest industrial firms
86(8)
The consequences for Dutch firms and industries
94(22)
International corporate technological specialisation at the industry level
116(8)
International corporate technological specialisation at the firm level
124(6)
Conclusions
130(8)
Services FDI and the Dutch economy
138(34)
Joachim Stibora
Albert de Vaal
Introduction
138(1)
Conceptual issues
139(4)
Services in the world economy
143(3)
Services FDI and the Dutch economy
146(16)
Future prospects of Dutch services
162(10)
Entry modes and location decisions
172(19)
John Bell
Introduction
172(1)
Conceptual framework
172(3)
Methodology
175(1)
Results
176(11)
Conclusions
187(4)
The external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs
191(19)
Geert Duysters
Bert Sadowski
Introduction
191(1)
Patterns of external technology acquisition of Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
192(8)
The sectoral distribution of external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
200(3)
External technology acquisition by large Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
203(1)
Conclusions
204(6)
Dutch manufacturing MNEs in the United States, 1950-95
210(31)
Rajneesh Narula
Annelies Hogenbirk
Introduction
210(2)
FDI in the US: understanding changing motivations
212(1)
Role of FDI in the US
213(2)
Dutch MNE activity in the US
215(18)
Conclusions
233(8)
Dutch multinationals in Japan
241(41)
Rene Belderbos
Introduction
241(1)
Japan's low level of inward investment
242(5)
Characteristics of Dutch FDI and licensing in Japan by industry
247(8)
Dutch FDI and licensing at the firm level
255(12)
Conclusions
267(15)
Small, smart and sustainable? Policy challenges to the Dutch model of governance (together) with multinationals
282(20)
Rob Van Tulder
Introduction
282(1)
Coping with smallness
282(2)
Phases of `smart' governance
284(3)
The Dutch model facing recent dominant strategies of multinationals
287(5)
The result of restructuring: a multinational country with structural deficiencies
292(2)
Policy challenges for (re)new(ed) smart Dutch solutions
294(8)
Index 302

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