Knowledge, networks and power: the Uppsala School of International Business

Abstract

pt. I. Introduction -- Knowledge, networks and power : The Uppsala School of international business -- pt. II. The internationalization process of the firm -- Experiential knowledge and cost in the internationalization process -- A note on the criticisms against the internationalization process model -- The concept of learning in the Uppsala internationalization process : a critical review -- Internationalisation in industrial systems : a network approach -- Business networks and cooperation in international business relationships -- The Uppsala internationalization process model revisited : from liability of foreignness to liability of outsidership -- Network knowledge and business-relationship value in the foreign market -- Division headquarters go abroad : a step in the internationalization of the multinational-corporation -- pt. III. The multinational corporation -- Headquarters knowledge of subsidiary network contexts in the multinational corporation -- Rationality vs ignorance : the role of MNE headquarters in subsidiaries' innovation processes -- Internal embeddedness, headquarters involvement, and innovation importance in multinational enterprises -- The strategic impact of external networks : subsidiary performance and competence development in the multinational corporation -- Competence development through business relationships or competitive environment? : subsidiary impact on MNC competitive advantage -- Cultural distance or cultural positions? analysing the effect of culture on the HQ-subsidiary relationship -- Balancing subsidiary influence in the federative MNC : a business network view -- Quo vadis? the entry into new technologies in advanced foreign subsidiaries of the multinational enterprise -- Hymer's analysis of the multinational organization : power retention and the demise of the federative