Download or read book The Corporate Firm in a Changing World Economy written by Marc de Smidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the economic environment and phenomena of multinational business with reference to case studies of major multinational companies, including IBM, Philips, Nissan and Volvo. It assesses how the major theories explaining the response of companies to changes are borne out by the experience of individual firms.