This book explores the internationalization of Turkish multinationals by examining a set of firms from various industries and providing eleven detailed case studies. The authors aim to discover the reasons behind the drive for internationalization within the firms, and how their internationalization processes work. By focusing on a medium-sized emerging country, which is strategically located at the intersection of European, Asian and African markets, Turkish Multinationals provide a significant contribution to research on multinational firms in emerging countries. Topics discussed include: strategic motives for and drivers of internationalization at multiple levels (firm, industry and institutional); the location, ownership and entry modes of multinational firms; and their market entry and post-acquisition strategies, which are critical to the evolution of the internationalization process. This innovative book will offer an alternative perspective to current debate on emerging markets, and will be of great interest to both academics of global strategy and international business, and policy-makers.

In today's rapidly changing business world, organisations must respond to changes occurring both in their external environments and also in their internal environments. On the one side, they have to compete with their rivals, seek new trends in the market, and follow new technological developments in the industry. On the other side, they have to overcome internal conflicts, maintain continuous controlling, and provide a creative environment for their members. Classical organisational structures which are highly centralised, tall, and bulky are not appropriate to simultaneously realise these functions. Thus, more useful and creative models in designing organisations are needed. This study focuses on one of these innovative models called "Viable System Model (VSM)" which is used in diagnosing organisational problems and in redesigning organisations in a creative way.