It is striking that by far the lion’s share of empirical studies on the impact of outsourcing on firms considers … industrialized countries. However, outsourcing by firms from emerging economies is far from negligible and growing. This paper … investigates the link between outsourcing and innovation empirically using firm-level data for over 20 emerging market economies …

little is known about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in this region. To fill this gap, the present paper explores CSR … importing intermediates from their parent company abroad are more likely to implement CSR. Similarly, CSR plays a larger role … for affiliates that export to developed countries. Different determinants affect environmental and social CSR activities. …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- international trade ; services ; off-shoring …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- International trade ; services ; off-shoring …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- International trade ; services ; off-shoring …