What makes some international firms and managers successful and why do others fail? What can firms and managers do to adjust to the specific local business environment? Can we observe patterns that could guide the adjustment strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and managers charged with succeeding in a global context? To answer these questions, the editors start with the belief that location and actors matter in addition to the 'home and abroad' context in which the MNEs and managers operate. As yet another phase of development dawns -- post financial crisis -- in which globalization is a given and still in progress, the urgency increases to learn how MNEs, managers and governments can increase efficiency, minimize failure and maximize success. This volume proposes cultural hybridization of organizations and managers as well as ascertaining the resources necessary for the effective interface of national, regional, and international networks.
PART I: DEFINING MANAGEMENT GEOGRAPHY Management Geography -- An Actor-Centered Approach; R.D.Schlunze& M.Plattner 'Hybrid' Managers Creating Cross-Cultural Synergy -- A Systematic Interview Survey from Japan; R.D.Schlunze Mobile Elite in the Global City -- International Managers' Location Preferences; M.Plattner PART II: SPACES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Managing Global Cities Through Corporate Network Analysis; R.S.Wall Competition Development in the BRIC Countries -- Towards a Unified International Economic Space; R.V.Kashbrasiev Managing Regulatory Risk in Energy Investments Developed in Foreign Countries; A.Calvo-Silvosa&R.C.Lois-Gonzalez Restructuring in Regional Economies and Introducing Province System in Japan: With Special Reference to Kansai Region; M.Ikuta Trading Area and Locational Decision of Foreign Affiliates in Osaka Prefecture; S.Maruyama PART III: SPACES OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT How does US Educational Experience Shape the Everyday Work Environment of Japanese Legal Professionals? T.Reiffenstein Japanese MNEs' Hybrid Factories in the Global Economy -- A Management Geography Approach; T.Abo Spaces of Japanese Management -- Towards a Dynamic Hybridization Theory; K.Yamazaki Survival Strategies of a Local Industry and the Characteristics of its Overseas Operations: A Case Study of the Glove-Related Industry in Eastern Kagawa, Japan; A.Taira Production Allocation Strategies and Spatial Structure of International Division of Labor in Japanese Animation Studios; K.Yamamoto Adjusting to a Distant Space: Cultural Adjustment and Inter-Culturally Fluent Support; W.Baber PART IV: A NEW PERSPECTIVE Concept of Corporate Globability; A.Jones Location Based Services Technology Innovations in Japan; N.O.Agola Managing Regulatory Risk in Energy Investments Developed in Foreign Countries; P.Strom& R.Schweizer Internationalization of Business Networks: How do Managers with Divergent Cultural Norms Contribute? M.Plattner
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