Grazia Ietto‐Gillies
Biographic Data
| ID | 5805581 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grazia Ietto‐Gillies |
| GIVEN NAMES | Grazia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ietto‐Gillies |
| SIGNATURE | GILLIES G I |
| AFFILIATIONS | London South Bank University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The importance of being … transnational
Purpose The paper takes the lead from Forsgren and Yamin (2022), “The MNE as the ‘crown of creation’?: A commentary on mainstream theories of multi-national enterprises”, and accepts that the MNE can, indeed, be seen as the “crown of creation” in the world of business. The purpose of the paper is to show that this is due to advantages of multi/transnationality that must be sought outside rather than within the firm itself. Design/methodology/appr…
Transnationality in the XXI century. Concept and indicators
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of major structural changes on the conceptualization of the transnational corporation (TNC) based on foreign direct investment (FDI) and on indicators of transnationality. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of three major structural changes which impact the current conception of transnationality. They are: the rise of digital companies; the increased role of finance in the economy; exte…
The organizational and geographical boundaries of the firm
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the organizational and geographical (by nation-states) boundaries of the firm and their impact on labour and to develop a theoretical framework in which firms’ boundaries are analysed from the point of view of labour as a main stakeholder in the firm. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers the boundaries in terms of: perspectives (legal/proprietary, responsibility and control); stakeholders (shareholder…
Transnational corporations in twenty-first century capitalism
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss economic and social issues of contemporary capitalism through the views and works of Grazia Ietto-Gillies who has a long experience of research in these fields. The issues relate to strategies of TNCs, to globalization and transnationalization, to internationalization indices, to linkages between innovation and internationalization, to uneven development, and, finally, to issues related to the eco…
The World Investment Report at 20
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyse the World Investment Report 2010 in the context of all the previous World Investment Reports (WIRs) and their historical background. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a historical analysis, the structural features of all WIRs, and an analysis of content and limitations of WIR 2010. Findings The paper starts with considering the historical background leading to successive unit…
The current economic crisis and international business. Can we say anything meaningful about future scenarios
Clinton and Blair
Clinton and Blair: The Political Economy of the Third Way. By Favio Romano. London and New York: Routledge, 2006, xx + 166 pp., ISBN 0-415-37858-3, £140.00 (hardcover). The Clinton administration i
Theories of international production
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role that the nation‐state plays in influencing the behaviour of the transnational companies (TNCs) and how it affects one's view of TNCs as efficiency‐ versus strategy‐driven institutions. Design/methodology/approach The paper starts with a brief historical analysis of the main theories of international production and the TNCs, to which it then relates the role of the nation‐state and of strate…
The Globalization of Business
Journal Article The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the 1990s. Get access The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the iggos. By DUNNING (JOHN H.). (London and New York: Routledge, 1993. Pp. xii + 467. £47.50 hardback, £16.99 paperback. ISBN 0 415 09610 3, 0 415 09611 1.) Grazia Ietto-Gillies Grazia Ietto-Gillies South Bank University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal,…
The Globalization of Business
Journal Article The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the 1990s. Get access The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the iggos. By DUNNING (JOHN H.). (London and New York: Routledge, 1993. Pp. xii + 467. £47.50 hardback, £16.99 paperback. ISBN 0 415 09610 3, 0 415 09611 1.) Grazia Ietto-Gillies Grazia Ietto-Gillies South Bank University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal,…
The current economic crisis and international business. Can we say anything meaningful about future scenarios
The Globalization of Business
Journal Article The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the 1990s. Get access The Globalization of Business: The Challenge of the iggos. By DUNNING (JOHN H.). (London and New York: Routledge, 1993. Pp. xii + 467. £47.50 hardback, £16.99 paperback. ISBN 0 415 09610 3, 0 415 09611 1.) Grazia Ietto-Gillies Grazia Ietto-Gillies South Bank University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal,…
Theories of international production
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role that the nation‐state plays in influencing the behaviour of the transnational companies (TNCs) and how it affects one's view of TNCs as efficiency‐ versus strategy‐driven institutions. Design/methodology/approach The paper starts with a brief historical analysis of the main theories of international production and the TNCs, to which it then relates the role of the nation‐state and of strate…
The current economic crisis and international business. Can we say anything meaningful about future scenarios
Clinton and Blair
Clinton and Blair: The Political Economy of the Third Way. By Favio Romano. London and New York: Routledge, 2006, xx + 166 pp., ISBN 0-415-37858-3, £140.00 (hardcover). The Clinton administration i
The World Investment Report at 20
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyse the World Investment Report 2010 in the context of all the previous World Investment Reports (WIRs) and their historical background. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a historical analysis, the structural features of all WIRs, and an analysis of content and limitations of WIR 2010. Findings The paper starts with considering the historical background leading to successive unit…
Transnational corporations in twenty-first century capitalism
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss economic and social issues of contemporary capitalism through the views and works of Grazia Ietto-Gillies who has a long experience of research in these fields. The issues relate to strategies of TNCs, to globalization and transnationalization, to internationalization indices, to linkages between innovation and internationalization, to uneven development, and, finally, to issues related to the eco…
The organizational and geographical boundaries of the firm
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the organizational and geographical (by nation-states) boundaries of the firm and their impact on labour and to develop a theoretical framework in which firms’ boundaries are analysed from the point of view of labour as a main stakeholder in the firm. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers the boundaries in terms of: perspectives (legal/proprietary, responsibility and control); stakeholders (shareholder…
Transnationality in the XXI century. Concept and indicators
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of major structural changes on the conceptualization of the transnational corporation (TNC) based on foreign direct investment (FDI) and on indicators of transnationality. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of three major structural changes which impact the current conception of transnationality. They are: the rise of digital companies; the increased role of finance in the economy; exte…
The importance of being … transnational
Purpose The paper takes the lead from Forsgren and Yamin (2022), “The MNE as the ‘crown of creation’?: A commentary on mainstream theories of multi-national enterprises”, and accepts that the MNE can, indeed, be seen as the “crown of creation” in the world of business. The purpose of the paper is to show that this is due to advantages of multi/transnationality that must be sought outside rather than within the firm itself. Design/methodology/appr…
Economics (9 works) · Global trade and economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · International trade (4 works) · Management (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic system (3 works)