This paper examines the potential effect of anti-globalization on a key attribute of multinational enterprises (MNEs) – the ability to transfer efficiently complex firm specific technological knowledge internationally. Anti-globalization policies can suppress the transfer of complex...

The paper demonstrates how the scope of the internalization hypothesis can be extended by an explicit consideration of knowledge transfer costs and requirements. The paper outlines three important routes for advancing the internalization hypothesis: one is by adding a dynamic dimension to the...

This research develops a location – allocation, mixed integer linear model that simultaneously evaluates a substantial number of multinational enterprise (MNE) location and control configurations to yield an optimal network, considering R&D, production and marketing facilities, produced...