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Tables of Contents for Multinational Enterprises from the Netherlands
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of figures
viii
List of tables
x
List of appendices
xiii
List of contributors
xiv
Foreword: Marius van Nieuwkerk
xvi
Acknowledgements
xviii
Outward investment from the Netherlands: introduction and overview
1
31
Roger van Hosel
Rajneesh Narula
Introduction
1
1
Structure of the Dutch economy: some characteristics
1
5
The Netherlands as an outward investor: a comparison
6
4
Geographical and sectoral trends
10
6
General trends in Dutch MNE activity
16
4
A profile of Dutch MNEs
20
12
Dutch overseas investments in the very long run (c. 1600-1990)
32
29
Ferry de Goey
Introduction
32
2
The wide world in 1600-1800
34
7
The three regions (1800-1990)
41
10
Analysis
51
10
Technology characteristics of the Dutch economy
61
23
Merijn Van Essen
Bart Verspagen
Introduction
61
2
Technology indicators and their use
63
1
A macro perspective
64
3
The `public technology infrastructure': R & D in the government and higher education sectors
67
3
Technology in Dutch business
70
11
Conclusions
81
3
The internationalisation of technological activity: the Dutch case
84
54
John Cantwell
Odile Janne
Introduction
84
2
The data
86
1
The evidence on the internationalisation of technological activity by the world's largest industrial firms
86
8
The consequences for Dutch firms and industries
94
22
International corporate technological specialisation at the industry level
116
8
International corporate technological specialisation at the firm level
124
6
Conclusions
130
8
Services FDI and the Dutch economy
138
34
Joachim Stibora
Albert de Vaal
Introduction
138
1
Conceptual issues
139
4
Services in the world economy
143
3
Services FDI and the Dutch economy
146
16
Future prospects of Dutch services
162
10
Entry modes and location decisions
172
19
John Bell
Introduction
172
1
Conceptual framework
172
3
Methodology
175
1
Results
176
11
Conclusions
187
4
The external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs
191
19
Geert Duysters
Bert Sadowski
Introduction
191
1
Patterns of external technology acquisition of Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
192
8
The sectoral distribution of external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
200
3
External technology acquisition by large Dutch MNEs in the 1990s
203
1
Conclusions
204
6
Dutch manufacturing MNEs in the United States, 1950-95
210
31
Rajneesh Narula
Annelies Hogenbirk
Introduction
210
2
FDI in the US: understanding changing motivations
212
1
Role of FDI in the US
213
2
Dutch MNE activity in the US
215
18
Conclusions
233
8
Dutch multinationals in Japan
241
41
Rene Belderbos
Introduction
241
1
Japan's low level of inward investment
242
5
Characteristics of Dutch FDI and licensing in Japan by industry
247
8
Dutch FDI and licensing at the firm level
255
12
Conclusions
267
15
Small, smart and sustainable? Policy challenges to the Dutch model of governance (together) with multinationals
282
20
Rob Van Tulder
Introduction
282
1
Coping with smallness
282
2
Phases of `smart' governance
284
3
The Dutch model facing recent dominant strategies of multinationals
287
5
The result of restructuring: a multinational country with structural deficiencies
292
2
Policy challenges for (re)new(ed) smart Dutch solutions
294
8
Index
302