Theories and Authors - ISB

(L1) The Flat Earth - Freidman, 2006

(L1) The World of Spiky - Florida, 2005

(L1) ‘The internet means that the distance between two points on the network is no longer terribly important. However, where those points still matter very much. Distance is dying, but geography it seems is still alive and kicking ’ (cited in Buckley & Ghauri 2004, p.89-90)

(L2) The Porter Diamond Model aka The Determinants of National Competitive Adv. - Porter 1990

(L2) The role of Institutions - Peng, 2013; Dunning, 1998

(L2) Motives to Internationalise (seeking) - Dunning, 1998

(L2) Evolution of expansion motivation (physical to intangible) - Dunning, 1998

(L2) Knowledge is the new resource for MNE's  - Dunning, 1998

(L2) TRI Case Study - Ghemawat, 2001

The OLI Paradigm - Dunning, 1998

The resource-based view (RBV) - Meyer et al., 2009

Core competencies - Prahlahad and Hamel, 1990

Dynamic capabilities - Teece, 2014

The Value Chain - Porter, 1985

VRIO Framework - Peng, 2013

Choice of entry modes for MNE's - Peng, 2015

The Uppsala Model - Johanson and Vahlne, 2009

Internalisation Theory - Buckley & Casson, 1976

The Resource-Based View - Meyer et al., 2009

Institution-based considerations - Brouthers, 2013

Born global firms - Oviatt & McDougall, 2005

The I-R Framework - Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989, Bartlett and Beamish, 2014

4 strategic choices for MNE's - Bartlett and Ghoshal, 1989

Adv. & Disadv. of the 4 choices - Peng, 2015

Critiques of the I-R Framework - Meyer et al., 2011

Adv. & Disadv of Alliances - Peng, 2015

Decision model of forming Alliances - Peng, 2015

The role of Trust - Madhok, 2006

Trust stereotypes between countries - Zaheer & Zaheer, 2006

Innovation sources for MNE's - Ghoshal and Bartlett, 1988

4 types of innovation processes - Ghoshal and Bartlett, 1988

Patents and global IP rights - Filippetti and Archibugi, 2015