Abstract
John Dunning’s research has spanned a 40-year period during which significant changes have occurred in international business operations, notably the internationalization of production by US firms, and the subsequent expansion of Japanese international operations. This chapter looks forward to consider the further changes that are likely to occur. It argues that the key factor governing the long-run success of MNEs will be their managerial ability to cope with the accelerating pace of innovation
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Buckley, P.J., Casson, M. (1998). Organizing for Innovation: The Multinational Enterprise in the Twenty-First Century. In: International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26416-2_7
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