The 41st Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business UK and Ireland Chapter was held at The University of York in April 2014. This book contains records of keynote speeches and special session on key topics, as well as selection of some of the best papers presented at the conference.

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Palitha Konara is a Lecturer in International Business at the University of Huddersfield Business School, UK where he convenes an MSc in International Business Management and an MSc in International Business with Financial Services. He holds a PhD from The University of York and a Master of Research Degree in International Business from the Lancaster University. His current research interests include investigating the determinants of foreign direct investment with special focus on language, human capital and political instability. His research also examines the impact of foreign direct investment on host economies and performance of foreign and local firms in host countries.

Yoo Jung Ha is a Lecturer in International Business at the York Management School, University of York, UK. She holds a PhD from The University of Manchester and an MPhil from The University of Oxford. Her research interests include technology spillovers, the impact of activities by multinational enterprises on host countries, innovation strategy at the subsidiary level, and interaction between the multinational enterprise and its environment.

Frank McDonald is a Professor of International Business at the University of Liverpool. His previous posts include Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Hull, and the University of Bradford. Frank was Chair of AIB UKI (2005 to 2008) and he is currently co-chair of the British Academy of Management Special Interest Group in International Business and International Management. He holds visiting appointments at Copenhagen Business School and ESC Rennes. He has published in the areas of MNC strategy and employee relations in multinational corporations in journals in International Business, Economic Geography, and HRM.

Yingqi Wei is a Professor of International Business at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds. Her main research areas of interest are foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade and economic development, with a focus on the determinants and impact of inward FDI in China and the internationalization of Chinese firms. Yingqi has published in various journals including Journal of International Business Studies. She is also a recipient of best paper award in Academy of International Business (UK&Ireland) conference, Academy of Marketing conference and International Journal of the Economics of Business.

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Introduction: The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Economies: Achieving a New Balance PART I: KEYNOTES AND PANEL SESSIONS Part I: Keynotes and Panel Sessions 1. Keynotes 2. Implications for International Business of Separatist Movements: The Case of Scottish Independence 3. Geography and History Matter: A Record of the Panel Session on International Business and Economic Geography Perspectives on the Spatial and Historical Development of Multinational Enterprises PART II: RISE OF EMNES 4. Institutions and Investments by Emerging Economy Multinationals in Developed Economies: Solar PV Firms and the Role of Political Authorities in Germany 5. Neither Western not Indian: HRM Policy in an Indian Multinational 6. Against All Odds! A Strategic Analysis of the Failures of Three State-owned Firms PART III: DMNES PERFORMANCE/SURVIVAL IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 7. Subsidiary Survival of Multinational Enterprises in China: An Analysis of Nordic firms 8. Control Position Strategy, Cultural Distance, Conflict Resolution Strategies and Performance of International Joint Ventures 9. Determinants of Foreign Firms' Collective Action in Emerging Economies: Evidence from India PART IV: COMING IN AND GOING OUT: DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN FOREIGN AND LOCAL FIRMS 10. Human Capital and Conflict Management in the Entrepreneur-Venture Capitalist Relationship: The Entrepreneurs' Perspective 11. International Joint Ventures and Dynamic Co-learning between MNEs and Local Firms 12. Industry Factors Influencing International New Ventures' Internationalisation Processes 13. Do Foreign Ownership Modes Matter for FDI Spillovers?