Spoilt for choice? Multinational corporations and the geography of international production

Kozul‐Wright, Richard

doi:10.1093/oxrep/14.2.74

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“…It should be noted that globalization has resulted in de facto economic integration -at least amongst the Triad countries -in addition to de jure economic integration projects such as the Single European Market. These exogenous developments have further enhanced the centrifugal forces on companies located in SMOPEC countries (Kozul-Wright and Rowthorn, 1998).…”

Section: Globalization Small Economies and Mnes: Centrifugal And Cenmentioning

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“…Factors like increasingly rapid technological change, convergence of consumers' tastes, and increased worldwide competition, have led to a quest for scale, scope, and learning economies that, in turn, has motivated the development of increasingly larger corporations through international mergers and acquisitions (Goshal, 1987;Yip, 1989;Kozul-Wright and Rowthorn, 1998).…”

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“…However, the micro-macro interaction is likely to be much more pronounced in the case of MNEs from SMOPECs, since they outgrow their home base more easily, and small countries are more dependent on their large companies (Kozul-Wright and Rowthorn, 1998).…”

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“…Concomitantly, globalization has been accompanied by restrictions on the ability of nation states to set standards has been eroded by international free trade agreements and multilateral investment treaties. International competition for economic investment has fuelled what some have described as a "race to the bottom" or a "regulatory chill" in the quality, extent and enforcement of regulation (Kozul-Wright and Rowthorn, 1998). These conditions therefore require a reappraisal of the social contract between the state and the market in searching for a new approach to promoting sustainability.…”

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Being Virtuous and Prosperous: SRI’s Conflicting Goals

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Cragg

2010

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“…Research on the advantages, disadvantages and processes that arise in business clusters has a similar tradition (Marshall, 1890;Porter, 1998). Whilst it is clear that there is a considerable amount of MNE FDI in clusters (Kozul-Wright and Rowthorn, 1998), that FDI is relatively highly concentrated geographically (Shatz and Venables, 2000) and that this activity is increasing (Nachum, 2003), the body of research on this interface is small (Birkinshaw and Solvell, 2000). However, it is growing fast in the face of increased globalisation, deregulation and advances in information and communication technology all of which have begun to prompt a re-evaluation of the spatial organization of MNE activity (Buckley and Ghauri, 2004).…”

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The influence of clustering on MNE location and innovation in Great Britain

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Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Governance

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Spoilt for choice? Multinational corporations and the geography of international production

Cited by 54 publications

References 37 publications

Decision Factors Influencing MNEs Regional Headquarters Location Selection Strategies

Decision Factors Influencing MNEs Regional Headquarters Location Selection Strategies

Being Virtuous and Prosperous: SRI’s Conflicting Goals

The influence of clustering on MNE location and innovation in Great Britain

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