 Business Linkages and Resilience of SMEs during the East Asian Crisis: The Role of Networks and Trust between TNCs and Local SuppliersPhilippe Régnier Chapter 8 in Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances, 2004, pp 196-208 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The World Investment Report 2001 published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development under the title ‘Promoting Linkages’ was devoted entirely to the study of business linkages (UNCTAD, 2001). Since the 1990s, the international community seems to have become more aware of the importance of such linkages, especially, but not exclusively, between transnational corporations (TNCs) and local suppliers. Linkages can be strategic within the development of global chains of production supported by foreign direct investment (FDI), and other types of financial andtechnological arrangements, either among OECD nations or between them, and/or large or smaller suppliers (SMEs). The main focus of the international discussion tends to concentrate on backward linkages (outsourcing to local suppliers and sub-contractors) and to a lesser extent on forward linkages (business links with various intermediaries and final customers). Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; International Monetary Fund; Foreign Firm; Transnational Corporation; Foreign Direct Investment Inflow (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-52357-9_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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