This paper investigates the interdependence of foreign and domestic firms’ local linkage decisions and the extent to which they respond differently to variations in export intensity and productivity originating from each of the two groups of firms. Our empirical analysis, based on Irish data,...

Foreign firms entering emerging markets are usually assumed to be superior to the domestic competitors in the host country. Their superior firm specific advantages (FSAs) allow them to outcompete incumbent rivals and to internalize the gains from foreign direct investment (FDI) entirely. Most of...

This study explores the impact of headquarters’ innovation motives on subsidiary knowledge sourcing, and their subsequent roles. The motivation of this research is to expand upon the understanding of the roles of foreign subsidiaries, and their implications on the innovation performance of the...

This study focuses on the linkages occurring between UK service multinationals and their local suppliers in China and Korea. We consider the effects of linkage formation on domestic firms. Data collection was undertaken over a three-year period whereby qualitative in-depth interviews were...

Foreign subsidiary performance and market efficiency effects are estimated and confronted in this paper using a rich firm-level panel for Polish manufacturing. Besides estimating total factor productivity, other performance measures are calculated and contrasted such as labor productivity,...