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The present paper examines the economic development perspectives of the manufacturing sector of 31 major West German … manufacturing firms in 1986, 1990 and 1996. The paper draws a stylised picture of the regional structure of West German FDI … involvement in the manufacturing sector. The present participation in glocalisation benefits and the mid term development …
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Attracting manufacturing investment remains a viable regional development policy. Previous research in the location … the U.S.manufacturing sector is developed from location theory and subsequent literature. Specifically, we test the …
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There has been a wide acknowledgement of the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) for economic growth and development of states, regions and cities. Special attention has been paid to FDI flows to transition economies, which owe their economic and social transformation to a large extent to...
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The internationalisation of economies, which foreign direct investments significantly contribute to, affects the growth of regional and local economies. Their choice of location is the topic of frequent debates among scholars, politicians and regional/local authorities. Given the scarcity of...
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Purpose – The paper aims to understand which location determinants are relevant in a subsidiary location decision under the interaction influence of an emerging‐market firm's (EMF) resource and internationalization motives. Design/methodology/approach – The paper prepares a typology of an...
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Purpose – This study aims to examine the location determinants of market expansion of the biotechnology industry to China’s second-tier cities. Design/methodology/approach – The authors involved 68 top management officials of biopharmaceutical firms in China by applying triangulation data...
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This paper explains the location choices of multinational companies (MNCs) in a transition economy by traditional economic factors and institutional quality. Based on a thorough theoretical framework and a set of hypotheses, empirical data of an enterprise survey of 153 foreign firms in three...
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