their HQs so as to spread their different HQs functions over several locations around the world. The literature on the … that the competition between (potential) locations for HQ functions will rise. -- Internationalisation ; corporate …

effects. On the other hand, when looking at the effects of offshore outsourcing, the results are ambiguous …. -- internationalisation ; FDI ; outsourcing offshore ; employment ; labour market …

We use data on motives of international outsourcing and location choices from a recent survey of European companies to … with public concerns about adverse employment effects resulting primarily from cost-oriented sourcing in low wage locations … high wage locations hides substantial heterogeneity within both groups. We also find that job losses are typically …

outsourcing as possible determinants of market, cost and knowledge-related aspects of the competitiveness of firms. We find that …

explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the … outsourcing and global sourcing is found to be much weaker. …