Decision Factors Influencing MNEs Regional Headquarters Location Selection Strategies

Intermediate Units in Multinational Corporations: Advancing Theory on their Co‐parenting Role, Dynamics and Outcomes

“…In general, we lack research that identifies specific external factors that attract HQ supervisory activities (Holt et al . 2008; Kähäri et al . 2017).…”

Probing the position of the Jakarta metropolitan area in global inter-urban networks through the lens of manufacturing firms

“…Among other sectors, the regional HQs in Singapore are mainly dominated by manufacturing firms due to the presence of a large number of production centers across selected Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia (Holt et al 2006;Yeung and Olds 1998). Singapore specifically functions as the regional base for logistics coordination and service support for production integration and product development as (Grünig and Morschett 2017, 200; see also Yeung, Poon, and Perry 2001, 176).…”

The Attractiveness of Flanders for Investment in Headquarters

“…Proximity to customers, other units of the companies and institutions is an important factor when choosing where to (re)locate a headquarter. In general, most researchers argue that the most appealing reason for a multinational to locate a headquarter in a certain country is proximity to major clients and other institutions with whom the company needs to have face-to-face conversations on a regular basis (Krohe Jr 2009, Birkinshaw et al 2006, Holt et al 2006, van den Berghe 2005. Also the proximity to other units (sales, production,…) of the company matters: the larger the distance of the headquarter from the home base the higher the costs of communication and coordination and therefore the lower the probability that an MNE will locate its headquarter there.…”

“…Working on a sample of 30 listed Norwegian MNEs Benito et al (2011) found that there is no correlation between the degree of internationalisation of these companies and the amount of their activities relocated abroad. Holt et al (2006) identify three main company-specific factors influencing the decision on where to locate headquarters.…”

“…Many studies have shown that the behaviour and decision criteria of multinationals are influenced by the nationality of the parent company (Hofstede 1994, Hennart & Larimo 1998. Holt et al (2006) make a distinction on the location variables between North-American, European and Asian firms.…”