This eighth volume in the AIB series focuses on globalisation and
international business, and presents the work of leading international
business scholars delivered at the 27th Academy of International
Business conference at the University of Strathclyde. Contributions
examine how the underlying characteristics of International Business are
changing as we move into early part of the twenty-first century. The
three points of focus are - internationalisation of small and
medium-sized enterprises and the growing occurrence of 'born'
internationalisers - the impact of culture, structure and technology on
managing the multinational corporation - the implementation of
international strategy through the roles and activities of foreign
subsidiaries The book successfully brings together an integrated set of
research concepts and results to present some contrasting views about
the nature and effects of globalisation as the multinational continues
to develop in the 21st century.