International Strategy

This is the full summary for International Strategy for Business Administration Masters at the University of Amsterdam, Block 2, and contains all prescribed literature of the course. If you order the hardcopy, you will also receive the printed summary at home, after the expected shipping date. You will find your digital summary, with many additional options such as highlighting and note-taking, directly in your AthenaDocs account. 

This summary covers the core themes of international strategy, foreign direct investment, and multinational enterprise management, including:

Week 1 – Theoretical Foundations of International Strategy: Rugman & Verbeke (1992) transaction cost theory of MNEs; Foss & Pedersen (2004) knowledge processes in multinational corporations; Cantwell, Dunning & Lundan (2010) co-evolution of MNEs and institutions; Porter (1986) competitive patterns; Ghemawat (2008) reconceptualizing international strategy.
Week 2 – Where Do MNEs Invest? Benito & Gripsrud (1992) location choice and cultural learning; Mariotti, Piscitello & Elia (2010) spatial agglomeration and externalities; Laamanen, Simula & Torstila (2012) headquarters relocation; Demirbag & Glaister (2010) offshore project location determinants.
Week 3 – How Do MNEs Invest Abroad? Brouthers & Hennart (2007) entry mode boundaries; Meyer et al. (2009) institutions and entry in emerging markets; Kogut (1991) joint ventures and expansion; Gaur et al. (2010) acquisitions and shareholder value in emerging economies.
Week 4 – When Do MNEs Invest Abroad? Lieberman & Montgomery (1988) first-mover advantages; Kerin, Varadarajan & Peterson (1992) framework for timing advantages; Gaba, Pan & Ungson (2002) market entry timing; Frynas, Mellahi & Pigman (2006) firm-specific resource advantages.
Week 5 – How Do MNEs Manage Foreign Subsidiaries? Birkinshaw & Jonsson (1998) building subsidiary advantages; Harzing (2001) expatriate control and coordination; Minbaeva et al. (2003) HRM knowledge transfer; Mudambi & Navarra (2004) subsidiary power and knowledge flows.

Keywords: international strategy, multinational enterprises, foreign direct investment, entry mode, location choice, first-mover advantage, knowledge transfer, subsidiary management, global competition, institutional environment, emerging markets, headquarters relocation, transaction cost theory.