Contents:
1. Small Nations in the Global Economy: An Overview
Daniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan
2. Globalization in the Netherlands
Annelies Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans van Kranenburg
3. Belgium’s Competitiveness: A Comparison of Foreign and Domestic
Companies
Filip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren
4. Porter’s Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy:
Ireland as a Case Study
John Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat
5. Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition
Economy: Slovenia in the European and Global Economy
Andreja Jaklic, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetlicic
6. Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies: The
Internationalization Patterns of Large Companies from Denmark,
Finland and Norway
Gabriel Robertstad G. Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and
Torben Pedersen
7. The Competitive Advantage of Canada: A Firm-level Analysis
Wenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke
8. Chile as an Example of the Augmented Diamond
Robert Grosse
9. The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy: The
Successful Case of Mauritius
Jahan Ara Peerally and John Cantwell
10. New Zealand and the Challenge of Global Competition
Peter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel
11. The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy: The Role of
Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia
Ludo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den Bulcke
Index
Edited by Daniel Van Den Bulcke, formerly University of Antwerp, Belgium, Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chaired Professor in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, Associate Fellow, Centre for International Business and Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK and Solvay Business School, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium and Wenlong Yuan, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
'These studies of the international competitiveness of small open economies demonstrate the critical importance of foreign direct investment as an engine of economic development: multinational enterprises are the key drivers of international competitiveness.' - Alan Rugman, University of Reading, UK and former President of the Academy of International Business 'Globalization has made every country smallA". The global economic crisis has made sure that every country has increasingly realised that it is openA" and vulnerableA" as well. This volume is both timely and relevant. Small country studies should become mainstream for scholars in business, economics and politics!' - Rob van Tulder, RSM Erasmus University, the Netherlands 'This book provides a fresh and clear-eyed view of the relationship between multinationals and location advantages of countries. It is one of the first attempts to build a constructive bridge between the theory of international business and the outstanding contribution of Michael Porter about the drivers of competitiveness. The authors address crucial issues demanding the attention of teachers, researchers, practitioners and political leaders.' - Philippe Gugler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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