The Romanian business scene has recently borrowed the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and this evolution was due to the presence of multinational companies (MNCs) that implemented new practices and activities in this area. Our paper aims to provide a presentation of social...

We study the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) of domestic firms using a new, representative firm-level data set spanning six countries. A novel finding is that firm-level spillovers from foreign firms to domestic companies can be significantly...

The thesis by publication contains three papers and addresses shortcomings in existing literature on internationalization processes of multinational enterprises and international new ventures (INVs). Special focus is given to their subsequent international development (i.e. period after the...

In this paper the authors analyze the existence of profit shifting between Spain and other OECD and EU countries. Using a sample of 1,169 Spanish subsidiaries owned by foreign OECD and EU parent companies and a sample of 317 EU subsidiaries owned by Spanish parent companies, taken from the...

The choice of a foreign firm’s entry mode into a host country is a strategic decision which impacts its future survival and success in other countries. By employing multinomial logit regression, this study aims to investigate the impact of the firm’s level of financial data on the entry mode...

During the postwar decades, the world economy was visibly changed by the more manifest presence of the multinational corporations; multinational companies, as the main vector of the direct investments, exert a major impact on the location or relocation of economic activities, the pattern of...

Introduction: the connected economy -- Globalization: yesterday-today-tomorrow -- Globalization of industries and firms -- How to enter foreign markets -- How to compete in foreign markets -- How to grow in foreign markets -- Organization design for global operations -- Learning and capability...

Geleitwort -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Abbildungs- und Tabellenverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- 1 Einleitung -- 1.1 Hintergrund der Arbeit -- 1.2 Ausgangslage, Forschungsfragen und Zielsetzung -- 1.2.1 Forschungslücken -- 1.2.2 Forschungsfragen -- 1.2.3 Zielsetzung -- 1.2.4...

Sustainability practices in Thailand / Cheree Topple, Jerome D. Donovan, Eryadi K. Masli and Vedran Vranic -- FDI and development in Thailand / Cheree Topple, Hermann Lion, Vedran Vranic, Eryadi K. Masli, Jerome D. Donovan -- The corporate sustainability assessment / Hermann Lion, Cheree Topple...

Multinationale Unternehmen investieren im Ausland, um von standortspezifischen Vorteilen zu profitieren und ihre eigene Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu verbessern. Gleichzeitig tragen sie zu einer Steigerung der Produktivität und einem wirtschaftlichen Aufholprozess am ausländischen Standort bei. Sie...

The countries comprising the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are currently not very integrated into global value chains (GVCs), potentially missing out on important development opportunities. Accordingly, we explore high level options for promoting their integration. Given East Asia's...

We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the inventor team is located both within and outside of the United States. Collaborative patents are frequently observed when a corporation is entering into a new foreign region for innovative...