Challenge of International Business

PETER J. BUCKLEY is one of the world's leading academics in the area of international business. He is Professor of International Business and Director of the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (CIBUL). He is President of the Academy of International Business (2002-2004).

• Introduction Part I: The Challenge Is the IB Research Agenda Running out of Steam? Part II: The Response Strategic Complexity in International Business Internationalisation, Real Options, Knowledge Management and the Uppala Approach Globalisation and the End of Competition Trust in International Joint Ventures The Challenges of the New Economics for Multinational Firms: Lessons for South-east Asia Part III: Knowledge Management in Multinational Firms Process and Structure in Knowledge Management Practices of British and US Multinational Enterprises Governing Knowledge Sharing in Multinational Enterprises Part IV: Empirics The Evolution of FDI in the United States in the Context of Trade Liberalisation and Regionalisation The Impact of Inward FDI on the Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms FDI, Regional Difference and Economic Growth: Panel Data Evidence from China Incentives to Transfer Profits: A Japanese Perspective A Survey-based Investigation of the Determinants of FDI in Portugal