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Mode of international investment and endogenous risk of expropriation
Dadašov, Ramin; Lorz, Oliver - 2011
political power to expropriate productive assets. In a joint venture, the domestic asset owner bears the risk of expropriation … institutional framework in the host country, the elite influences the risk of expropriation. We determine the equilibrium risk of … expropriation in this framework and the resulting pattern of international production. We also analyze as to how globalization …
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Does State Ownership Really Matter? The Dynamic Alignment of China’s Resource Environment and Firm Internationalization Strategies
Ren, Monica - 2019
Recent research suggests that unequal access to home country institutional resources affects firm internationalization strategies. We add to this debate, based on an analysis of state-owned (SOEs) and non-state-owned (NSOEs) Chinese mining firms, by developing a more dynamic and multi-layered...
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Global Delivery Models : The Role of Talent, Speed and Time Zones in the Global Outsourcing Industry
Manning, Stephan; Larsen, Marcus M.; Bharati, Pratyush - 2017
Global delivery models (GDMs) are transforming the global IT and business process outsourcing industry. GDMs are a new form of client-specific investment promoting services integration with clients by combining client proximity with time-zone spread for 24/7 service operations. We investigate...
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Reading the footprints : how foreign investors shape countries' participation in global value chains
Buelens, Christian; Tirpák, Marcel - 2017
We show that traditional gravity variables play a significant role in explaining trade flows related to global value chain participation. We find evidence that cooperation costs - measured by linguistic and geographical proximity - are more relevant for trade that reflects cross-border...
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Organization of multinational activities and ownership structure
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika - 2006
We develop a model in which multinational investors decide about the modes of organization, the locations of production, and the markets to be served. Foreign investments are driven by market-seeking and cost-reducing motives. We further assume that investors face costs of control that vary...
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Foreign Market Entry and Internationalisation of Business Network
Todeva, Emanuela - 2009
The focus in this paper is on the structure of relationships between business organisations across borders as explored in organisation science, network theory, and the theory of international business. The concept of business networks is thoroughly discussed in the context of the global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014046221
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Direktinvestitionen, Fusionen und Strukturwandel
Klodt, Henning - 2001
Internationale Direktinvestitionen, die als entscheidender Motor der Globalisie­rung gelten, werden mehr und mehr durch Fusionsaktivitäten dominiert. Seit Mitte der neunziger Jahre ist eine ausgeprägte Welle von Direktinvestitionen und eine entsprechende Welle grenzüberschreitender Fusionen...
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Reading the Footprints : How Foreign Investors Shape Countries’ Participation in Global Value Chains
Buelens, Christian - 2017
We show that traditional gravity variables play a significant role in explaining trade flows related to global value chain participation. We find evidence that cooperation costs – measured by linguistic and geographical proximity – are more relevant for trade that reflects cross-border...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956243
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Lufthansa : a century of international growth
Schmid, Stefan; Xia, Zhengtian - 2024
Over the last century, the passenger airline industry has undergone a series of transformations, with Lufthansa being a key player not only in Europe, but also worldwide. This case study traces Lufthansa's development, from its origins up until its current status, and outlines its expansion by...
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Cooperation and its role in facilitation of foreign expansion : example of Slovak enterprises
Šášiková, Mária; Hlušková, Tatiana - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 1 (2013) 4, pp. 83-96
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