Global Assembly Line 1986

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Global Assembly Line1986
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Threat of Capital Flight
Often the threat of leaving is enough to gain
concessions from workers, communities and even
countries.
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Globalization, Logic or the Politics of
Difference?
Story One
Generalized Prosperity
Capital Mobility
F.D.I.
Story Two
Generalized Misery
Capital Mobility
F.D.I.
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Global ShiftTwo Main Themes

• Why internationalize?
• Rejection of the idea that Transnational
  Corporations
• are placeless

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Global ShiftTwo Main Themes
Stephen Hymer Pioneer of Foreign Direct
Investment Raymond Vernon Product Life Cycle
Theory John Dunnings Eclectic Paradigm
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Product Life Cycle Theory
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Global ShiftTwo Main Themes

• Dickens Take on the Reason for Globalization
• Access to Markets
• Competitive Pressures
• Vertical Integration vs. Subcontracting/Flexible
• Specialization

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General Schema
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Different Reasons for Going GLOBAL
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Global Supply Chainvs. Flexible Specialization
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National Character of TNC

• United States vs. Japan vs. Germany

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Threat of Capital Flight
Often the threat of leaving is enough to gain
concessions from workers, communities and even
countries.
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Globalization, Logic or the Politics of
Difference?
Story Two
Generalized Misery
Capital Mobility
F.D.I.
Story One
Generalized Prosperity
Capital Mobility
F.D.I.
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Self fulfilling Prophecy
vs

• Wrestling is not just like life it is life.
• Donald Rumsfeld