Exploring Patterns of Upstream Internationalization: The Role of Home-region ‘Stickiness’

Allan Muller and Rob van Tulder

ERIM Report Series Research in Management from Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Abstract: Recent work has emphasized the importance of regional strategies downstream, adding new depth to the debate on ‘globalization’. This paper adds to the debate by exploring the regional dimension upstream for a sample of Triad-based Fortune 500 firms. We find support for our hypothesis that MNEs with higher levels of value-added upstream are relatively constrained in their ability to shift that activity outside the home region due to its strategic significance to home-region stakeholders.

Keywords: Home-region Stickiness; Internationalization; MNEs; Region-based Strategies; Upstream Activities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 L19 M M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-12-19
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