Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction to the Book -- Part I. Multinationality and Competitiveness -- 1. The Characteristics of Financial Services -- 2. Profit Impact of Internationalization -- Part II. Strategic Decision-Making -- 3. Who Should Decide? Developing Strategy-Making Capabilities -- 4. Why Go Abroad? The Rationale of Cross-Border Moves -- 5. Where to Compete? The Logic Behind Market Selection -- 6. When to Enter? The Timing and Speed of Market Entry -- 7. How to Enter? The Choice of the Market Entry Mode -- 8. How to Compete? The Development of Business and Functional-Level Strategies -- Part III. Strategy Execution -- 9. How to Organize? International Organizational Architectures -- 10. How to Accelerate Learning? Facilitating Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer -- 11. How to Boost Innovation Across Borders? International Corporate Entrepreneurship -- Epilogue: Sustainable International Development after the Subprime Crisis -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.