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Fragmentation and immiserising specialisation : the case of the textile and clothing sector

Gimet, Céline; Guilhon, Bernard; Roux, Nathalie - HAL - 2010

With production activity tending rapidly towards international fragmentation, this study examines the consequences for labour countries of the forms of specialisation brought about by fragmentation processes. It further addresses the risk that fragmented sectors may become excluded from greater...

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Production versus Distribution-oriented FDI

Kleinert, Jörn; Toubal, Farid - HAL - 2010

The business literature has long recognized the importance of multinationals' distribution networks. The empirical analysis of distribution-oriented FDI has, however, received little attention which is at least partly due to the lack of appropriate data. We present a slightly modified version of...

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Intra-firm and arm's length trade: how distance matters?

Bombarda, Pamela - HAL - 2011

Multinational and exporting firms play a key role in trade patterns. To highlight the importance of intra-firm trade in share of world trade, this paper develops a model of trade and intra-firm trade with heterogeneous firms. In this set up, trade costs apply to both exports and multinational...

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Intangible Assets

Toubal, Farid - HAL - 2009

The integration of the world economy has underlined the need for firms to exploit their intangible assets on a global scale. Firms' intangible assets include their stock of knowledge, which is related to ideas, research and development (R&D), patent and blueprints, scientific and technical...

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Offshoring and export performance in the european automotive industry

Chiappini, Raphaël - HAL - 2011

This paper investigates the impact of offshoring on export performances of French, German and Italian automotive firms …. We argue that the different offshoring strategies run by the main European automakers are responsible for the … panel data analysis and show that offshoring strongly affect exports of automotive firms. Focussing on the French and German …

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Strategic Outsourcing through Specifications

Nellore, Rajesh; Soderquist, Klas - HAL - 2000

Outsourcing is one of the top priorities on the strategic agenda of Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs] in many … industries. The decision of outsourcing an activity as opposed to doing it in-house and the development of a part or parts system … specifications might play in outsourcing decisions. Based on how the specification is generated and on the nature of the data it …

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Reducing the debt : is it optimal to outsource an investment?

Espinosa, Gilles Edouard; Hillairet, Caroline; … - HAL - 2013

We deal with the problem of outsourcing the debt for a big investment, according two situations: either the firm …

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The determinants of total IT outsourcing: An empirical investigation of French and German firms

Barthelemy, Jérôme; Geyer, Dominique - HAL - 2004

contemplate IT outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) outsource part of their IT activity (i.e., "selective outsourcing") or (2 …) outsource their entire IT activity (i.e., "total outsourcing"). It has been repeatedly reported that total IT outsourcing …

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An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing vs. quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany

Barthelemy, Jérôme; Geyer, Dominique - HAL - 2005

outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) a contract with a vendor (i.e., outsourcing) or (2) setting up their own IT subsidiary (i ….e., quasi-outsourcing). This study examines some of the determinants of the outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing decision. Using …

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The new challenges of organizing intellectual property in complex industries:

Ayerbe, Cécile; Lazaric, Nathalie; Callois, Michel; … - HAL - 2014

Intellectual Property (IP), we answer questions such as: why should IP be outsourced; how should the outsourcing of IP activities …

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