Transnational management : text, cases and readings in cross-border management /
Christopher A. Bartlett, Paul W. Beamish.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2014.
- 727 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
1. Expanding abroad: motivations, means and mentalities -- 2. Understanding the international context: responding to conflicting environmental forces -- 3. Developing transnational strategies: building layers of competitive advantage -- 4. Developing a transnational organization: managing integration responsiveness and flexibility -- 5. Creating worldwide innovation and learning: exploiting cross-border knowledge management -- 6. Engaging in cross-border collaboration: managing across corporate boundaries -- 7. Implementing the strategy: building multidimensional capabilities -- 8. The future of the transnational: an evolving global role.
Focuses on the management challenges associated with developing strategies and managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries. The purpose is to provide a conceptual framework showing the interplay between the multinational corporation, the countries in which it does business, and the competitive environment in which it operates.