Multinationals and Asia: Organizational and Institutional Relationships Book

	Introduction : multinationals and Asia	1
1	Conceptualising interactions in international joint ventures : the case of German-Chinese joint ventures	10
2	International expansion of service multinational enterprises in China : an assessment of the stages theory approach	21
3	Vietnam in the regional and global transnational corporations value chain	36
4	Effects of backward linkages to local suppliers' development path : the case of the Malaysian electrical and electronics industry	54
5	Innovation in China : how does this affect business environment and multinationals' business relationship?	72
6	Trust or distrust : China's accession to the World Trade Organization and its strategic implications for Chinese-foreign joint ventures	87
7	The current intellectual property system in China : what does it mean for multinationals?	110
8	Institutional transformations and influences in East Asian businesses	129
9	Public institutions and relationships with MNCs' location decisions : a comparative analysis of sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia host countries	146
10	Stakeholder management in Asia, Europe and the USA : a comparative study in German MNCs	180
11	Globalisation and 'flexible' labour in Japan : consequences for multinationals operating in Japan	193