Internationalization

COLIN WHEELER is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde. He has written widely in the area of International Marketing. - FRANK MCDONALD is Head of the International Business Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. His publications are mainly in the areas of International and European business. - IRENE GREAVES is Senior Lecturer in International Business in the Department of International Business, University of Central Lancashire.

• Introduction; C.Wheeler; F.McDonald; I.Greaves PART 1: SUBSIDIARY LOCATION AND PERFORMANCE The Relative Economic Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in UK Manufacturing; C.Wang; P.Siler, X.Liu What Attracts Japanese Manufacturing Investment; P.Yeung & R.Strange Employee Relations in German Multinationals in an Anglo-Saxon Setting and the New German Model of Labour Relations; H.Tüselmann, F.McDonald & A.Heise PART 2: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND FIRM STRATEGY From Global Concentration to Competitive Strategy; C.Carr Globalisation International: Standardisation of Product and Marketing Strategies in the ICT Field; P.Gabrielsson & M.Gabrielsson How Firm-Specific Characteristics Shape Prospective High-Tech Alliances in Emerging Economies; C.Mattios & A.Cross Effective Management of Internationalization Ventures; P.Dimitratos Sales Channel Strategies in Export Marketing of Small and Medium-Sized Northern Irish Design Companies; S.Loane; J.Bell; M.Gabrielsson & S.Al-Obaidi PART 3: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE SMALL FIRM The Role of Resources/Capabilities in the Internationalization of Small High Technology Firms; L.Bernadino & M.Jones Internationalization Patterns of Small High Technology Firms: Keep on, Step Back or Withdraw; R.Turcan Towards a Framework For Understanding the De-Internationalization Process During a Crisis: A Case-Study: Marks and Spencer; K.Mellahi Satisfaction With Paying For Government Export Assistance; J.Knight, J.Bell & R.McNaughton PART 4: THE INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE Internationalization: A Network Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of the Internet on Internationalization: The Case of Hong Kong SME's; H.Chen & S.Bridgewater Internet Usage and Marketing Relationships in the Real Estate Sector: Some Preliminary Insights From Canada and the UK; D.Sakalauskas & K.I.Ibeh Political Risk and Litigation in International E-Commerce; J.Frynas