The theory of international business: the role of economic models

This paper reviews the scope for economic modelling in international business studies. It argues for multi-level theory based on classic internalisation theory. It present a systems approach that encompasses both firm-level and industry-level analysis

Agenda Setting And Bargaining Power: The Mexican State Versus Transnational Automobile Corporations

The authors explore the often conflictual bargaining relations between transnational corporations and host governments of less developed countries. They focus particular attention on the conflict that surrounded the creation of the Mexican automobile industry (1960-1964), criticizing and reformulating a current approach to these issues. The argument proceeds in two parts--agenda setting and bargaining power. Each part is organized around a central criticism of the bargaining power approach and provides an alternative formulation which is then applied to an analysis of the bargaining relationship between the Mexican Government and the transnational automobile corporations

Industrial and intellectual property rights in the Uruguay round and beyond

The current Uruguay Round of negotiations in GATT is considering the issues of industrial and intellectual property rights (IIPRs), trade in services and direct foreign investment. Although these issues are not linked conceptually, they have come to be integrated in a single policy initiative in which the US government is particularly active. The major reason for targetting IIPRs for reform is that there are major changes in technology which render the inherited regime anachronistic. This article considers these changes in technology, describes the implications for property rights and discusses the current policy negotiations in GATT. It concludes by pointing to the key role being played by the USA and questions whether this is likely to endure given the undermining of the technologically dominant position of the US economy

A framework for impact analysis of the international transfer of marine technology in a climate change era: An input-output analysis and analytic hierarchy process approach

This study responds to the need for the international transfer of marine technology by focusing on impact analysis at the preliminary stage. To this end, we propose a systematic framework by integrating the merits of the analytic hierarchy process for multiple criteria decision making and the strengths of input-output analysis in the assessment of the effects of technology diffusion. The suggested framework is comprised of three consecutive modules: technology priority analysis, country priority analysis and impact analysis of technology transfer. The first two modules deal with technology and country selection as a multiple criteria decision making problem. In the last module, the economic impacts on both the transferor and transferee are estimated in terms of the generated production, value added and employment. A case study shows that the international transfer of geographic information system (GIS) technology from the Republic of Korea to the Philippines is the most effective scenario among those for the members of Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). We believe that our method can promote rapid and efficient consensus building on the most competitive strategy for the international transfer of marine technology.ope