International divestements—an empirical perspective

Prior to reshoring: A duration analysis of foreign manufacturing ventures

“…However, the development of the literature is hindered by the limited availability of data (Jagersma & Van Gorp, 2003), and by the fact that the unit of analysis of reshoring is often "below the level of plant (at the product or component level)" (Gray et al, 2013: 31). A literature review including both academic journals and conference papers Analysing these contributions we found around 150 different "elementary" drivers that were then grouped in 18 macro-categories.…”

An Integrated Perspective on Foreign Ethical Divestment

“…A recent study by Soule et al ( 2014 ) indicated that firms' ethical divestment decisions are often shaped by home-country factors, such as level of protests, level of political freedom, and transparency of institutions, which exert pressures on industry leaders and the firm ' s operations to divest. Some scholars have referred to this as "follow the market leader" behavior, where the firm simply replicates the strategies of the leader (Jagersma & van Gorp, 2003 ). The exit of the market leader may encourage other firms in the sector to respond in a similar manner, given that failure has the potential to ruin their reputation at home and internationally.…”

“…Particularly, research on the relationship between ethics and divestment is very limited, and no consensus currently exists about what constitutes ethical divestment and the factors that precipitate it. This has not led to improved understanding of ethical divestment and may have inadvertently led to a diminished understanding of the concept (Jagersma & van Gorp, 2003 ). This is surprising given that scholars continue to add new and diverse insights, in the field of ethics, which are yet to be fully integrated into the extant divestment literature (see Chesterman, 2008 ;Hall, 1986 ).…”

Foreign divestments: a review and research agenda

“…For example, the parent and subsidiary may experience disruptions in the supply chain and changes in productivity, knowledge, performance and human resources. Countries that cannot retain foreign investments may not sustain their economic growth (Jagersma and van Gorp, 2003). Foreign subsidiaries with superior products, human capital and organizational innovations are less likely to be divested.…”