In light of the political debate on offshore outsourcing, this paper examines firm financial characteristics associated the probability of being identified as an outsourcer. In a sample of Samp;P 500 firms, we find that firms identified as outsourcers operate in more competitive industries, have...

This study uses a unique sample to evaluate changes in shareholder wealth from announcements of expansion by U.S. firms into eighteen transition economies, through four entry modes, from 1987 through 1999. Results show that value creation is most significantly associated with expansion through...

Studies in international business (IB) have considered both theoretical and empirical analyses of investment strategies by multinational firms in transition economies. However, there is scant research on the impact of firm-specific factors on the likelihood, timing, and mode of entry decisions...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that new CEOs with foreign backgrounds direct their firms to become more international in their operations. We examine this hypothesis formally using data on U.S. Samp;P-500 manufacturing firms from 1992 through 1997 and biographical information on CEOs' birth and...

"This article investigates the impact of foreign competition from China on employment and wages in four U.S.-Mexico Border counties: Santa Cruz, Arizona; San Diego, California; El Paso, Texas; and Webb, Texas. Using disaggregated industry-level data between 1992 and 2006, we find that increased...