Handbook on small nations in the global economy : the contribution of multinational enterprises to national economic success

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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 E. Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans L. van Kranenburg 3. Belgium's Diamond of Competitiveness. A Comparison between 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 Sean 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. Internationalization Patterns of Large Corporations from Denmark, Finland, and Norway Gabriel 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 Jeehan 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