Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2019

Emerging Market Multinationals and Europe

Challenges and Strategies

  • Addresses the newest developments in global investment, such as the rise of state-owned multinationals

  • Presents in-depth case studies and practical insights for policy makers

  • Discusses the question of long-term sustainability of international investments with reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction and Overview

    • Andreas Breinbauer, Johannes Jäger, Andreas G. M. Nachbagauer
    Pages 1-18
  3. Empirical Overview and Theoretical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. Emerging Market Multinationals and European Economic Developments

      • Johannes Jäger, Elisabeth Springler
      Pages 49-60
  4. Politics and Power in Emerging Market Multinationals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
  5. Sustainability and Emerging Market Multinationals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Defining Sustainability Criteria for Emerging Market Multinationals

      • Andreas G. M. Nachbagauer, Barbara Waldhauser
      Pages 125-142
  6. Changing Global Labor Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
  7. Regional Expansion Strategies in Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211

About this book

Recently, there have been public concerns about the impact of emerging market multinationals. The expansion of China's multinationals to Europe and the Belt and Road Initiative is a prominent example that has kindled hope but also started to increase awareness of the long-term implications. Based on a systematic analysis of internationalization theories, the role of foreign direct investment and multinational companies combined with in-depth empirical research using case studies in Turkey, Russia, Latin America, Asia and Europe, this timely edited volume addresses opportunities and concerns related to this new trend. It also provides new insights that are highly relevant for scholars, policy makers, regional business agencies and students, as well as the public at large. By focusing on the (potential) impact of the expansion of emerging market multinationals on Europe and by including a long-term perspective, the book offers a fresh perspective on a highly controversial issue.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Andreas Breinbauer, Johannes Jäger, Andreas G. M. Nachbagauer

  • Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Louis Brennan

  • Department Social Sciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Andreas Nölke

About the editors

Andreas Breinbauer is Head of the FH Supervisory Council and director of the bachelor and master degree programmes ‘Logistics and Transport Management’ at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, as well as member of the Austrian Association of the Austrian UAS (FHK), where he also heads the new committee ‘Teaching’. His research interests are: logistics, supply chain management, transport, infrastructure, investment conditions and location research (inter alia Belt and Road Initiative), mobility of highly qualified people (especially in Central and Eastern Europe / Black Sea Region, Asia) as well as university didactics and other questions of universities of applied sciences (UAS). He is a reviewer for numerous international and national scientific journals and jury member for various research funding agencies.

Louis Brennan
 is a Fellow of Trinity College and Professor in Business Studies at the Trinity Business School. His research interest relate to Global Business Systems encompassing Global Operations and Supply Chain Management, Technology Management, International Business and the Business of Space. He has over 200 refereed publications in those areas including some 50 in ABS ranked journals and six books published by leading international publishers. In addition to publishing in his core areas of expertise, Louis has published in the fields of Economics, Geography, International Relations, Law and Political Science. He has led a number of high level global initiatives including those related to the SKA project, Emerging Multinationals and the development of a global accreditation standard for programmes in Purchasing and Supply Management. Louis is a frequent contributor to the global discourse offering perspectives on many facets of globalisation including the emergence of China and its firms, global corporations, global value chains and foreign direct investment.




Johannes Jäger is Professor and Economics coordinator at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. His research interests focus on critical international political economy, global finance, regional development, European integration and Latin America. He edited one of his latest books together with Elisabeth Springler on ‘Asymmetric Crisis in Europe and Possible Futures’ (Routledge 2015).





Andreas G.M. Nachbagauer is Professor, Business Administration & Management Coordinator and Deputy Head of Studies (Project Management Degree Programmes) at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. His teaching and research interests are related to strategic management, organization studies, HRM and work and society in transition. Before joining the UAS BFI Vienna he was Assistant Professor at the Institute of Personnel Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and worked as independent social researcher. His publications include ‘Human Resource Management in Projektorientierten Organisationen’ (coedited with Iris Schirl, Linde 2013) and ‘Globale Projekte managen – Neue Wege für die weltweite Projektarbeit’ (coedited with Gerhard Ortner, Symposion Publishing, 2015).



Andreas Nölke
 is Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy at Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. His research interest relate to the Euro crisis and political economy of European integration, Politics of financialization, Accounting standards and transnational private self-regulation, Capitalism in large emerging markets, Multinational companies from the Global South, Theories of comparative capitalism research, Deep integration in the North-South trade relations. His numerous publications include ‘Multinational Corporations from Emerging Markets. State Capitalism 3.0’ (Palgrave 2014) and 'Handbook of the International Political Economy of the Corporation' (Edward Elgar 2018).






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Emerging Market Multinationals and Europe

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges and Strategies

  • Editors: Andreas Breinbauer, Louis Brennan, Johannes Jäger, Andreas G. M. Nachbagauer, Andreas Nölke

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31291-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31290-9Published: 26 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31293-0Published: 26 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31291-6Published: 15 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 279

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: International Economics, Emerging Markets/Globalization, International Political Economy, Sustainable Development

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access