This paper reports on a survey of German and Japanese manufacturing affiliates located in the British Isles. One focus of interest is the degree of autonomy possessed by the subsidiary, and linkages between this and a range of strategic variables is explored. A second element of the...

HOOD N. and TAGGART J. H. (1999) Subsidiary development in German and Japanese manufacturing subsidiaries in the British Isles, Reg. Studies 33 , 513-528. Within the context of the role which inward investment plays in economic growth, this paper compares subsidiary development patterns in...