Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States has become more important but less sensationalized over the past dozen years. This note compares the pattern of FDI as of 1974, 1978 and 1984 and concludes that the pattern has remained more consistent than might have been expected. The number of foreign-owned firms has risen dramatically, but the foreign investments tend to be in the same states and industries and from the same countries as they were in 1974. Exceptions to these norms are noted.

The subject of foreign investments in U.S. remains of high interest from both an academic and real world prospective. Since the 1970's, the flow of foreign investments has accelerated, and particularly since 1975.

Foreign direct investments in the United States have become a highly controversial topic, particularly in the past year. This article presents some preliminary findings of the most recent, major research investigation of foreign direct investments in U.S. manufacturing, mining and petroleum sectors, and points out some problems encountered in conducting research in this area.

International firms from different countries exhibit distinct geographic expansion and ownership preferences. The subsidiary operations in the United States also reflect differences by parent nationality regarding the location of control of financial decisions as well as the relative importance of internal and external variables in the formulation of financial control policies.

This article categorizes and summarizes the major writings published during the 1970s concerning foreign direct investment in the United States. It is based on the authors' analysis of more than 100 works published in the English language. In addition to analyzing what has been published, the article also suggests directions for future research.

This article summarizes the impact on the U.S. apparel industry of international trade flows from 1972 to 1976 and discusses several of the underlying reasons behind the continued decline in its international competitiveness. The article also describes the even larger competitive toll on the major European countries' apparel industries during the period and what polices their governments followed. The basic conclusion of the study this article summarizes is that without major changes in policy and strategy at both government and industry levels, the international competitive position of the U.S. apparel industry will continue to deteriorate.

We summarize the major findings of the sixth global survey of business school internationalization sponsored by the Academy of International Business (AIB). The survey covers various aspects of internationalization including: objectives, organizational issues, curriculum and faculty internationalization, foreign institutional arrangements, and satisfaction with progress achieved. The empirical results indicate that, across all dimensions, significant progress continued to be made in the internationalization of business schools.