1 Introduction -- 2 International Diffusion of Innovations: Overviews of Literature -- 3 Foundations of Lead Markets -- 4 The Case of Cellular Mobile Telephony -- 5 Harnessing Lead Markets for Global Innovations -- 6 Discussion, Limitations and Further Research -- 7 Epilogue: Implications for...

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This paper analyses how international outsourcing affects plant productivity, with the major contribution lying in the identification of heterogeneous effects for firms with differing internationalisation status. The results point to a striking pattern: the status of being an outsourcer matters...