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Available statistics tell us little about the economic consequences of increasing global dispersion of production processes. In order to shed light on the issue, we perform grass roots detective work to uncover the geography of value added in the case of a Nokia N95 smartphone circa 2007. The...
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The paper complements entry mode research by dealing with the choice of alternative modes of governance in the specific case of foreign R&D and its impact on a parent firm's performance. Firstly, we identify the factors that determine whether a firm locates abroad any R&D activities, and, if it...
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This paper analyzes the performance of global value chains during the trade collapse. To do so, it exploits a unique transaction-level dataset on French firms containing information on cross-border monthly transactions matched with data on worldwide intra-firm linkages as defined by property...
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This paper analyzes the performance of global value chains during the trade collapse. To do so, it exploits a unique transaction-level dataset on French firms containing information on cross-border monthly transactions matched with data on worldwide intra-firm linkages as defined by property...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113947
transnationalization of accounting firms: explanations for internationalization rooted in the theory of the firm, their modes of internal … intangible assets. This limits the theories that can explain the internationalization of firms. We examine which theories are the … most promising to explain the internationalization of the Big 4. Regarding their internal structures, our empirical …
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Since the beginning of the financial crisis, multinational banks have been accused of being among the major causes of the financial system's destabilization. But the available empirical evidence on the relationship between international diversification, value creation and riskiness of financial...
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Over the last two decades, world trade and production have become increasingly organized around global value chains (GVC). Recent theoretical work has shown that countries can benefit from participation in GVCs through multiple channels. However, little is known empirically about the economic...
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This paper introduces a new methodology for measurement of the capabilities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The analysis is based on a comprehensive database of the diversification portfolio of the largest firms in the Global Information Sector. The paper looks at the bundle of capabilities...
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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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