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Employment protection and firm relocation : theory and evidence
Dewit, Gerda; Görg, Holger; Temouri, Yama - 2018
We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation. Stricter employment protection laws over time in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011853748
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Employment protection and firm relocation : theory and evidence
Dewit, Gerda; Görg, Holger; Temouri, Yama - 2018
We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation. Stricter employment protection laws in the current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011820933
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Employment protection and firm relocation : theory and evidence
Dewit, Gerda; Görg, Holger; Temouri, Yama - 2018
We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation. Stricter employment protection laws in the current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011803022
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The effects of cross-border M&As on the acquirers' domestic performance : firm-level evidence
Stiebale, Joel; Trax, Michaela - 2010
labor force in neither of both countries. Further, acquisitions in knowledge-intensive industries lead to improvements in … domestic productivity. Our results display some heterogeneity across industries and types of acquisitions, suggesting a … connection between the motives for international acquisitions and their resulting effects. -- F23 ; G34 ; L23 ; D24 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003924467
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The Effects of Cross-Border M&As on the Acquirers’ Domestic Performance – Firm-Level Evidence
Stiebale, Joel; Trax, Michaela S. - 2010
labor force in neither of both countries. Further, acquisitions in knowledge-intensive industries lead to improvements in … domestic productivity. Our results display some heterogeneity across industries and types of acquisitions, suggesting a … connection between the motives for international acquisitions and their resulting effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014198173
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Outsourcing, Foreign Ownership, Exporting and Productivity : An Empirical Investigation with Plant Level Data
Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife; Strobl, Eric - 2005
We investigate the impact of international outsourcing on productivity using plant level data for Irish manufacturing. Specifically, we distinguish the effect of outsourcing of materials from services inputs. Moreover, we examine whether the impact on productivity is different for plants being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065131
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Productivity and the Internationalization of Firms – Cross-Border Acquisitions Versus Greenfield Investments
Trax, Michaela S. - 2011
-border acquisitions and greenfield investments as different modes of FDI using a rich dataset of British firms. While multinational firms …-border acquisitions. Cross-border deals involve the most productive firms in sectors with a high share of intangible assets, but the least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125224
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Productivity and the internationalization of firms : cross-border acquisitions versus greenfield investments
Trax, Michaela - 2011
-border acquisitions and greenfield investments as different modes of FDI using a rich dataset of British firms. While multinational firms …-border acquisitions. Cross-border deals involve the most productive firms in sectors with a high share of intangible assets, but the least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009124247
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Finance-specific factors as drivers of cross-border investment : an OLI perspective
Forssbaeck, Jens (contributor); Oxelheim, Lars (contributor) - 2008
-financial firms’ international acquisitions. Controlling for traditional firm- and target-country-specific FDI determinants within an … understood. -- FDI ; OLI ; cross-border acquisitions ; cost of capital ; financial strategy ; financial variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003756998
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Acquired versus non-acquired subsidiaries : which entry mode do parent firms prefer
Kalkbrenner, Esther - 2010
acquisitions versus greenfield investments. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011344856