Outward FDI of firms from Brazil, Russia, India, and China has increasedsignificantly in the last years. Despite this trend comprehensive research on thespecific motives and antecedents of outward FDI from BRIC countries is stillunderrepresented. Case studies of eight companies were conducted...

Eines der zentralen Entscheidungsprobleme international tätiger Unternehmungen ist die Wahlder zu bearbeitenden Auslandsmärkte (vgl. ausführlich Welge/Holtbrügge 2003, S. 89 ff.). Nebenunternehmungs- und branchenspezifischen Einflussfaktoren wirken sich auf diese Entscheidungvor allem die...

... The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which German MNCs are characterized by such transnational forms of configuration and coordination, how these two instruments are linked together, and how their application is influenced by situational conditions ...