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Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance

The Cost of Crossing borders in the Global Economy

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. The Costs of Crossing Borders in the Global Economy

  2. Behavioural Assumptions in the Theory of the TNC

  3. The Footprint of the TNC: The Role of Borders and Distance

  4. Managing Cross-Border Interdependencies

  5. TNCs as Institutional Entrepreneurs

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Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance examines the different kinds of distance-related barriers related to cross-border investment. Different forms of governance, whether inside the firm or as part of its network of external relationships, have the aim of reducing uncertainty and creating a more predictable environment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Bremen, Germany

    Sarianna Lundan

About the editor

Sarianna M. Lundan holds the Chair in International Management and Governance at the University of Bremen in Germany. She has published widely in journals and books, and has co-authored with John H. Dunning the second edition of Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, an influential reference work in the field of international business. She has also consulted extensively with the United Nations and the World Bank on issues related to the development impact of foreign investment.

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