This article examines the significant increase in foreign direct investment in the U.S. International (ie internal) car companies in the last quarter century. Global macro-environmental factors affecting these investments are seen as their impact on multiple stakeholders, including the world's car companies, consumers, and the regional and state economy. These results illustrate the effectiveness of adaptation strategies, as car companies and economic development actors follow in an increasingly global environment, due to the significant economic, marketing, and quality of life benefits. For stakeholders provides a more complete view of globalization, handing the position against the protectionist point of view often shared in the business and popular culture. "Hide
by Robert Underwood Source: Business Horizons 12 pages. Publication Date: September 15, 2012. Prod. #: BH490-PDF-ENG
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