Does foreign entry improve host country productivity and welfare? Previous studies have looked at the role of backward linkages with domestic suppliers and their effects on domestic competitors. In this paper, we study how these externalities are affected by technological incompatibilities...

In this contribution, we investigate the role of ownership chains developed by multinational enterprises across different national borders. First, we document that parent companies control a majority (58%) of foreign subsidiaries through indirect control relationships involving at least two...

Der vierte Band der jährlichen Buchreihe präsentiert die wissenschaftlichen Fortschritte in den Forschungsfeldern Einkauf, Materialwirtschaft, Logistik und Supply Chain Management. Streng wissenschaftliche sowie anwendungsnahe Beiträge geben Impulse für Forschung und Praxis und fördern den...