Download or read book Multinationals as Flagship Firms written by Alan M. Rugman and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2000 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a conceptual framework for understanding the network of relationships that exists around the hub of large multinational firms. The authors bring together perspectives from international business and the organisational analysis of networks to explain their model which is supported by case evidence from several sectorsDStelecoms, autos, chemicals, retailing, and financial services.