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Book SynopsisIn light of the increasing global competition among both multinational companies and national economies, Barbara Samuels examines a source of economic tension that has broad social implications: as multinational companies (MNCs) strive for cheaper labor and new markets, less-developed countries (LDCs) are becoming more concerned with extracting ben
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures, pg. ix*Tables, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*List of Abbreviations, pg. xvii*CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Competing Issues-National Demands and Multinational Response, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. MNCs within a Changing Sociopolitical Environment, pg. 33*CHAPTER 3. Individual Subsidiary Response: The Reformulation of Labor Policy, pg. 57*CHAPTER 4. Determinants of Differing Subsidiary Behavior: Relationships within the Changing Labor Environment, pg. 77*CHAPTER 5. MNCs within a Changing Regulatory Environment, pg. 111*CHAPTER 6. Individual Subsidiary Response: The Reformulation of Investment and Sourcing Policies, pg. 136*CHAPTER 7. Determinants of Differing Subsidiary Behavior: Relationships within the Changing Regulatory Environment, pg. 165*CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: Strategic Implications for MNC Managers and LDC Groups, pg. 216*Appendix: Interviewees, pg. 243*Index, pg. 247
