The contribution of foreign subsidiaries to host country national competitiveness

Sharon O'Donnell and Timothy Blumentritt

Journal of International Management, 1999, vol. 5, issue 3, 187-206

Abstract: In this article, we develop a conceptual model of national competitiveness, focusing on the influence of foreign subsidiaries on the competitiveness of their host countries. Essentially, we view foreign subsidiaries as potential sources of resources important to a nation in developing and maintaining its international competitiveness. We argue that there is a set of subsidiary characteristics that enables a foreign subsidiary to contribute to the national competitiveness of its host country. These characteristics include the strategic role of the subsidiary, the level of technology employed in the subsidiary's processes, the type of training provided by the parent company, and the degree to which the subsidiary is part of an interdependent network of international subunits of the firm. National policy implications are discussed.

Keywords: National; competitiveness; Multinational; corporations; Foreign; subsidiaries; Host; country (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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