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Author Dunning, John H

Title American investment in British manufacturing industry / John H. Dunning
Edition Rev. and updated ed
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 341 pages)
Contents Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figure and tables; Preface to 1958 edition; Preface to 1998 edition; Introduction; 1 The growth of US investment in British manufacturing industry; 2 The present-day scope of American participation in British industry; 3 The structure and organization of US affiliates in Britain; 4 The structure and organization of US affiliates in Britain; 5 Comparative operating methods and productivity in US parent and UK branch plants; 6 The influence of US firms on UK industrial development and on the efficiency of their UK competitors
Summary This classic work, first published in 1958, is a seminal text in international business history. This new, substantially updated and revised edition is being published on the fortieth anniversary of the first edition. Features of the revised edition include: * a new introduction * a new concluding chapter * amendments and additions to the original text * a new statistical appendix which examines the main features and significance of the US penetration of UK industry over the past four decades. Professor Dunning is one of the most internationally renowned and respected schol
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-329) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Manufacturing industries -- Great Britain
Investments, American -- Great Britain
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Manufacturing.
Investments, American
Manufacturing industries
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203013174
9780203013175
9780415184113
0415184118
9780415184120
0415184126