This book evaluates the contribution of third world multinational enterprises to the competitiveness of their home and host countries in the context of Brazilian and Chilean MNE's. This book fills the gap in the literature by looking at third world MNE's ability to innovate and examining the potential for their innovations to be diffused to other home country firms and thereby improve their home country's competitiveness.
Author(s): Francesca Beausang
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 224
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 9
List of Figures......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of Abbreviations......Page 13
1.2 Main Thesis......Page 14
1.3 Objective......Page 15
1.4 Links......Page 16
1.6 Detailed Structure......Page 18
1.7 Summary......Page 20
2.1 Introduction......Page 21
2.2 Multinationalization Motives of Developed Country Multinational Enterprises......Page 22
2.3 Competitive Advantages of Developed Country Multinational Enterprises......Page 33
2.4 Host Country Choices and Entry Forms of Developed Country Multinational Enterprises......Page 37
2.5 The Third World Multinational Enterprise......Page 42
2.6 Brazilian and Chilean Multinational Enterprises......Page 53
2.7 Summary......Page 58
3.2 Case Studies......Page 59
3.3 Theoretical Implications......Page 69
3.4 Summary......Page 73
4.1 Introduction......Page 75
4.2 Indicators of Firm Competitiveness......Page 76
4.3 Organization......Page 77
4.4 Networks and Multinational Enterprises......Page 83
4.5 Summary......Page 89
5.2 Method......Page 91
5.3 Gerdau......Page 94
5.4 Weg Motores......Page 97
5.5 Madeco......Page 100
5.6 Lucchetti......Page 102
5.7 Intra-Conglomerate Comparison......Page 106
5.8 Summary of Observations......Page 107
5.9 Conclusions......Page 109
6.2 Indicators of National Competitiveness......Page 111
6.3 Models of National Competitiveness......Page 112
6.4 Instruments of Innovation Policy......Page 119
6.5 Models of Innovation Policy......Page 124
6.6 Links between Industrial and Innovation Policy......Page 129
6.7 Recommendations for Less Developed Country Innovation Policy......Page 131
6.8 Brazilian/Chilean Competitiveness and Innovation Policy......Page 134
6.9 Summary......Page 140
7.3 Different Programmes of Innovation Policy in Brazil and Chile......Page 142
7.4 Implications for Innovation Policy......Page 150
7.5 A Recent Initiative in Brazilian and Chilean Innovation Policy......Page 153
7.6 Evidence from Fieldwork: The (case of a Brazilian) Supplier Network Programme (PDP)......Page 155
7.7 Bridging Multinational Enterprise and Policy Strategies......Page 158
7.8 Summary......Page 163
8.1 Introduction......Page 164
8.2 Conclusions and Policy Implications......Page 168
8.3 Recommendations for Further Research......Page 169
Appendix 1 Preliminary List of Brazilian and Chilean Multinational Enterprises......Page 171
Appendix 2 Summaries of Transcriptions of Case-Study Interviews......Page 174
Appendix 3 Question Guidelines for Interviews with Technology Institute Representatives......Page 192
Appendix 4 Responses of Technology Institute Representatives......Page 193
Notes......Page 197
Bibliography......Page 210
G......Page 223
N......Page 224
W......Page 225
