Attributes of Foreign Subsidiaries and the Location Strategy of Multinational Firms in Global Cities in Latin America

Izumi, Paulo Kazuhiro; Burnier, Pedro Carvalho; Ogasavara, Mário Henrique; Figueiredo, Júlio César Bastos de

doi:10.1080/10978526.2017.1354707

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“…The studies differ in their geographical scope, as well as in the subjective and objective scope of their considerations. These are, for example, case studies on selected agglomerations (Indraprahasta & Derudder, 2019;Pan, Hall et al, 2020), as well as groups of cities in national (Lüthi et al, 2018), regional (Izumi et al, 2017) and global contexts (Derudder & Taylor, 2018;Romão et al, 2018). Other examples include studies covering enterprises from particular countries of origin (Chakravarty, 2019;Hutzschenreuter & Harhoff, 2020) or those undertaking investment in specific locations (Cheng & LeGates, 2018;Dahms, 2019) or representing individual sectors of the economy (Krätke, 2014;Zhang, 2018).…”

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Global Cities and Multinational Enterprises: Integrating the Existing Concepts for Future Research Studies

Kola-Bezka

Kuzel

2023

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Global Cities (GCs) and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) belong to a group of entities that shape the modern world economy in the most distinct way. So far, both of them have been given a lot of attention in the literature, but few studies have been written linking these two important threads of deliberation remaining the aspects of relationships between GCs and MNEs relatively unexplored. This is surprising as GCs and MNEs are not sole players but symbionts in the world economy. Hence, the intention of the authors – and the aim of this paper – is to overview these issues and connect GC and MNE threads in order to provide a platform for future research studies. By adopting an evolutionary approach and integrating the perspectives of economic geography, urban studies and international business, the paper identifies several research areas that may be fundamental to the GC/MNE discussion. They have been grouped in the following five thematic categories: global trends, international and country-specific factors; heterogeneity and transformation of global cities; MNE internationalization motivations and different market entry modes; global cities and global value chains; outcomes of MNE activity.

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Section: Linking Global Cities and Multinational Enterprisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Cities and Multinational Enterprises: Integrating the Existing Concepts for Future Research Studies

Kola-Bezka

Kuzel

2023

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“…This refers to the analysis of MNE's location decisions for certain states, clusters or cities rather than countries, especially when there is economic and institutional heterogeneity within countries (Chakravarty et al, 2021). Additionally, current evidence indicates that global cities across countries compete directly with each other for FDI regardless of the characteristics of their home countries (Izumi et al, 2017;Chakravarty et al, 2021). Therefore, it could be inferred that each place, whether it is a city, a province or a country, has its unique investment image.…”

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The mediating role of investment image in the effect of country image on investment intention: an empirical study on Egypt

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Radwan²,

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the effect of country image on investment intention and the role of investment image as a mediating factor. Both cognitive and affective country image dimensions were addressed to assess the functional and emotional aspects of the country image and their effects on investment intention. The current study targeted Egypt, as one of the developing countries, from the point of view of Nordic investors. Design/methodology/approach Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model using data collected from 124 top managers of different companies in the clean energy sector in Nordic countries. Findings The results showed that cognitive and affective country images are positively related to the investment image, and that investment image is positively correlated with the investment intention. The investment image has a full mediating role in the relationship between cognitive and affective country images and investment intention. Originality/value The past few decades have witnessed a growing interest in country image research; however, limited studies have investigated the impact of country image on foreign investment intention. This study adds to the understanding for the potential contribution of the investment image of developing countries in the decision-making process for the foreign direct investment.

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“…Apart from the theme of global cities nature, two other areas in the multi-disciplinary literature undertake the analysis of cities and multinational enterprises, namely: companies strategic decisions in global cities, and outcomes of MNCs investment in global cities [13]. The first strategic decisions analyses investment motivations such as knowledge-seeking, expansion of market, and increase in efficiency in terms of value chain activity [40]. On the other hand, there is no evidence suggesting that the global city status may influence the chosen mode of entry for multinational companies.…”

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Role of Metropolis in Regional and Global Dimension of Value-Added Chain: Examples from Warsaw and Its Region

Radło

Szczech-Pietkiewicz

2022

Sustainability

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The paper aims to present the role of cities and their surroundings (metropolis) in the creation and flow of value, in order to shift the focus of analysis towards the geography of value chains. The analysis combines notions of a network of cities with value-added chains, usually examined separately, to identify the synergies between them and progress in the methodology of the combination. The aim of the paper is to identify the role of the metropolis in connecting the national and regional economy with the world economy within value chains. We present the metropolis not only as a node in global value chains, but also as an intermediary between global, national, and regional economies. We show that the Warsaw metropolis is strongly linked with itself and the rest of the national economy. In the case of the Mazovia region, the strongest links are with the national economy followed by backward links with the metropolis.

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Attributes of Foreign Subsidiaries and the Location Strategy of Multinational Firms in Global Cities in Latin America

Cited by 5 publications

References 82 publications

Global Cities and Multinational Enterprises: Integrating the Existing Concepts for Future Research Studies

Global Cities and Multinational Enterprises: Integrating the Existing Concepts for Future Research Studies

The mediating role of investment image in the effect of country image on investment intention: an empirical study on Egypt

Role of Metropolis in Regional and Global Dimension of Value-Added Chain: Examples from Warsaw and Its Region

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