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Born local: two avenues to internationalization

Ács, Zoltán J.; Terjesen, Siri - 2007

Are firms born Global? Because knowledge spillovers that lead to new venture creation are geographically constrained we believe that firms are born local. It follows that the decision to create sustainable new ventures is independent from the decision to interna-tionalize, even if that is the...

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Do foreign players change the nature of the game among local entrepreneurs?

Maliranta, Mika; Nurmi, Satu - 2004

The effect of foreign-owned companies on entrepreneurial survival in the Finnish business sector is analyzed by using a new, exceptionally rich linked data on employees, entrepreneurs and their companies. Our new indicator of foreign presence, based on the observed spatial scopes of the local...

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Getting the facts right on born globals

Ferguson, Shon; Henrekson, Magnus; Johannesson, Louise - 2018

Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. These measures are...

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Exporting a bit faster: The long-run performance of born globals in computing

Ferguson, Shon; Henrekson, Magnus - 2018

Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. To the best of...

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Drivers and impacts in the globalization of corporate R&D: An introduction based on the European experience

Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Pietro; Vivarelli, Marco; … - 2011

The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture …-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the … related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: Globalization and Corporate R&D forthcoming in …

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Margins of multinational labor substitution

Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Becker, Sascha O. - 2006

Multinational labor demand responds to wage differentials at the extensive margin, when a multinational enterprise (MNE) expands into foreign locations, and at the intensive margin, when an MNE operates existing affiliates across locations. We derive conditions for parametric and nonparametric...

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Network and border effects: Where do foreign multinationals locate in Germany?

Spies, Julia - 2009

This study assesses the determinants of location choices of foreign multinational firms at the level of German federal states. Adjacency and existing firm networks are assumed to influence the investors' profits in a given location by overcoming informational disadvantages when entering the new...

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Margins of multinational labor substitution

Mündler, Marc-Andreas; Becker, Sascha O. - 2006

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What determines the attractiveness of the European Union to the location of R&D multinational firms?

Siedschlag, Iulia; Smith, Donal; Turcu, Camelia; Zhang, … - 2009

We analyse 446 location decisions of foreign affiliates in the R&D sector incorporated in the European Union over 1999-2006. Our results suggest that on average, the location probability increases with the size of demand, agglomeration economies, low production cost, R&D intensity, flexibility...

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Outsourcing motives, location choice and labour market implications: an empirical analysis for European countries

Neureiter, Marcus; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2009

We use data on motives of international outsourcing and location choices from a recent survey of European companies to assess the labour market repercussions at home. Employing Tobit models we differentiate between job losses as well as job creation for high and low skilled employees at the...

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