UGF Lectures

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Lectures

(Lecturer: Robert Pearce. Note: I have directly copied some of his notes, as well as adding my own).

• Lecture 1 - Definitions

MNE

Own and Control

• Lecture 2 - Hymer's criticisms of FDI theory

Hymer

FDI

Hymer's criticisms of FDI

MNE theory

• Lecture 3 - Ownership advantages

Dunning

Model 1

Model 1 - perfect

Model 1 - imperfect

Model 2

• Lecture 4 - The product life-cycle model

Vernon

1. Product development stage

2. Mature product stage

3. Standardised product stage

Changes

• Lecture 5 - MNEs and oligopolistic competition

Oligopolies

Studies

Hypothesis testing

Conclusions

Other studies

• Lecture 6 - The work of Kojima - Location advantages

Kojima

Case A

Case B

Conclusive remarks

Further analysis

Real Case A

Real Case B

Positive and Negative LAs

• Lecture 7 - Internalisation

Basis for I

Internalisation

Decision process 1

Decision process 2

Decision 2 continued

Negative LAs

• Lecture 8 - Strategic motivations

Motives

• Lecture 9 - Evaluation framework

Issues

Efficiency issues

Distribution issues

Sovereignty and self-reliance issues

Vertically integrated MNEs