Purpose – This paper aims to exploit a new trade database to explore the extent to which trade, and the industrial division of labor which it represents, is regional in nature. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis focuses especially on intermediates trade, in three key regions – the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which the firm-specific advantages (FSAs) which underlie international expansion have proved resilient for European multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in a key emerging market – China. Design/methodology/approach: The...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to shed light on recent debates in this journal on differences in home‐region orientation depending on type of company and the home region in which they are based. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at the structure of trade (imports and...