The Eclectic Paradigm

To help to promote a greater conversation between those interested in the theoretical explanation of IB activities from various different backgrounds or starting points, this book offers a special Collection of JIBS articles which concern the foundations and the application of the eclectic paradigm.

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John Cantwell is Distinguished Professor of International Business at Rutgers University, USA, and is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of JIBS from 2011-2016. A Fellow of the Academy of International Business, Professor Cantwell was also an associate editor of the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization from 2002-10 and has published 13 books, over 70 articles in refereed academic journals, and over 80 chapters in edited collections.

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Introduction - John Cantwell

1. Toward an Eclectic Theory Of International Production: Some Empirical Tests; John H. Dunning
2. The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production: A Restatement and Some Possible Extensions; John H. Dunning
3. Political Aspects of MNE Theory; Jean J. Boddewyn
4. Is Dunning's Eclectic Framework Descriptive or Normative? ; Lance Eliot Brouthers, Keith D. Brouthers and Steve Werner
5. Reappraising the Eclectic Paradigm in an Age of Alliance Capitalism; John H. Dunning
6. Is Knowledge Power? Knowledge Flows, Subsidiary Power and Rent-Seeking Within MNCs; Ram Mudambi & Pietro Navarra
7. An Evolutionary Approach to Understanding International Business Activity: The Co-Evolution of MNEs and the Institutional Environment; John Cantwell, John H Dunning & Sarianna M Lundan