scholarly journals The Eclectic Paradigm: A New Deal?

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Kurt Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
New Deal ◽  
Resource Dependency ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
International Production ◽  
Eclectic Paradigm

The 1970s was a decisive period in terms of theories of internationalization. Suffice it to mention the Uppsala model (1975, 1977), the transaction costs theory (1975) and the Porterian framework which was developed through the late 70s and ultimately presented in 1980. During the 1980s the development was spurred on with increasing emphasis on the process of internationalization. Resource-dependency and the resource-based view were added. 1976 saw the birth of the “eclectic paradigm” which was presented as, and remains, a theory of international production. The theory has now passed its silver anniversary, and this article seizes the opportunity to give the paradigm a routine check. Dunning’s hits and misses are counted, and the conclusion suggests that the usual accusations of over-ambitiousness may be modified in that, in at least one sense, Dunning is underambitious. The eclectic theory might, from the outset, have been presented as a far more general theory of internationalization, thus anticipating some recent elaborations of the paradigm that have added to its relevance as a strategic tool for multinational corporations.

Lines of Advance in Global Information Technology Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 87-111
Author(s):  
Ana R. del Aguila ◽  
Sebastián Bruque ◽  
Antonio Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Technology Management ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
General Management ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Transaction Costs Economics

During the last decades, numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed in the field of general management. Each theoretical framework has proved useful to explain specific questions about the structure, processes, or performance of the modern firm. In this study we try to propose some connections between general management literature and IT literature. Some of the most important management theories, such as the Transaction Costs Economics, the Agency Theory, the Resource-Based View, and the Knowledge- Based View can be useful to explain specific IT issues. The final goal of this chapter is to propose several lines of advance in global IT using different theories or frameworks as the basis for future research.

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Study of the Resource-based View (RBV) in International Business Research Using Barney (1991) as a Key Marker

Innovar ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (61) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Portugal Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Ribeiro Serra ◽  
Benny Kramer Costa ◽  
Martinho Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Business Research

In this study we examine how the RBV has been included in IB research over the past twenty years using Barney's (1991) article as a key marker. Bibliometric techniques analyzing citations, co-citations and research themes delved into, were applied to the articles published between 1991 and 2010 in five leading IB journals. Data was collected from the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). We conclude that the RBV has been having an important impact on most of IB research themes and has been driving a large portion of current thought on the multinational corporations' strategies, location choices and internationalization. Although, we also find areas that have been explored to much lesser extent. In addition to identify the stock of accumulated knowledge, this study contributes to highlight areas for future inquiry on how IB studies may further benefit from an RBV-oriented perspective.

scholarly journals Research on Foreign Direct Investment in Service Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 01079
Author(s):  
Li Kun
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Industrial Upgrading ◽  
Life Cycle Theory ◽  
International Production ◽  
Eclectic Paradigm

Under the national policy goal of increasing labor income and increasing employment rate, the service industry is expected to be a powerful engine for stimulating economic growth, optimizing industrial structure and absorbing employment, while foreign direct investment is playing an important role in promoting industrial upgrading and improving efficiency. This article first analyzes the trade effects of multinational companies in the service industry based on monopolistic advantage theory, product life cycle theory, internalization theory and the eclectic paradigm of international production, and then introduces the development status of foreign direct investment in China’s service industry. The study found that under the premise of ensuring the national economy and social security, corresponding policies should be adopted in the introduction of investment in specific industries to correctly guide the flow of foreign capital so that it can serve to optimize the industrial structure of the service industry.

scholarly journals The Theory of Multinational Enterprises: Revisiting Eclectic Paradigm and Uppsala Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Ataul Kaium Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Theoretical Ground ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Geographic Locations ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Eclectic Paradigm ◽  
New Generation

Globalization has been evolving through the growing trend of multinational enterprises (MNE) for a prolonged period. In this fierce competitive market, corporations are trying to spread out their operations in different geographic locations in order to gain different advantages. Based on past literatures, the goal of this paper is to explain the relevant theories of multinational enterprise through proven theories and scholars viewpoint. With the theoretical ground of ‘Uppsala model’—that explains the internationalization process and, ‘Eclectic Paradigm’—that explore the factual reasons behind internationalization, this paper would focus on the rationale and process of becoming MNE. Additionally, with many critics’ viewpoint, real life examples of successful MNEs, this paper found the foundations that embolden the new generation firms to spread its production and head office in different part of the world successfully as a process of turning into MNE.

MEASURING THE EUROPEANIZATION OF THE ANTI-GM MOVEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM FIVE EU COUNTRIES*

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Seifert
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Movement Behavior ◽  
Event Analysis ◽  
Transnational Activism ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Policy Domain ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Uk

This study investigates the Europeanization of the anti-GM movement. Drawing on a quantitative protest event analysis that covers the period from 1995 to 2009 in Austria, France, Germany, Spain, and the UK, as well as in the sub-, supra- and transnational spheres (N = 1,865), it compares four pathways to Europeanization: domestication, externalization, supranationalization, and transnational pressure. It explains the relative prominence of these pathways through a general theory of movement behavior that is based on transaction costs and contextual opportunities and on the specifics of the EU's GM policy domain. It then examines alternatives to these standard predictions. While Europeanization is a multilevel process entailing national, sub-, supra- and transnational arenas, nation states remain the key arenas of movement for Europeanization, which is reinforced by the contentious nature of the GM policy domain. While grassroots actors show a certain tendency towards transnational activism, only well-resourced, professional actors exploit opportunities at all levels.

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