Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Overview of the Project -- BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS -- AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT -- Agreement on the Importance of Effective MNC Management -- Agreement on the Correlation Between Business Success and Contributions to Host Countries -- Agreement on the Trend Toward Interdependent Firms and Economies -- Disagreement on the Role of the Policy Environment -- Disagreement Over Whether Convergence in Business Systems and Economic Regulation is Desirable or Necessary -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Report of the U.S. Working Group -- 1 U.S. Working Group Conclusions, Recommendations, and Executive Summary -- BENEFITS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT -- Recommendations -- EQUAL ACCESS AND NEW RULES OF THE ROAD -- Recommendations -- BEST PRACTICES -- Recommendation -- UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OUR DIFFERENCES -- Recommendations -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 2 Multinational Corporations and the Changing Global Environment -- OPPORTUNITIES -- CHALLENGES -- THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE U.S.-JAPAN LEADERSHIP FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 Foreign Direct Investment and the U.S.-Japan Economic and Technological Relationship -- THE PRE WORLD WAR II PERIOD -- U.S. MNCS IN JAPAN -- JAPANESE MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 U.S. and Japanese MNCs and the Shape of Global Competition -- A GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHO'S TURNING TOWARD ASIA? -- GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY: ACCESSING AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES WORLDWIDE -- MNC Access to Host Country Technological Capabilities -- The Supplier Base -- Strategic Alliances -- GLOBAL CORPORATIONS: MANAGEMENT VISION AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 5 Defining Rights and Responsibilities -- MNC RIGHTS: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICIES.

MNC RESPONSIBILITIES: DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES -- TASKS FOR THE FUTURE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Report of the Japanese Working Group -- 1 Summary -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- BASIC DIFFERENCE IN OBJECTIVES -- SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES -- CONCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES ON NATIONAL SECURITY -- 2 MNC Case Studies -- STATISTICS ON FOREIGN-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN -- REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN -- REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF JAPAN-BASED MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES -- SOME U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN STILL HAVE ROOM FOR MANAGEMENT EFFORTS -- DIFFICULTIES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES IN DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES -- NEW TRENDS FOR MNCS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 Emerging Roles of MNCs -- INCREASING INTERNATIONAL COMPANY ALLIANCES -- EMERGING ROLES OF MNCS -- COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations.