Multinational performance and geography of FDI: issues of embeddedness, strategic fit and the dimension of distance

Ioana R. Bedreaga, Raquel Ortega Argiles, Philip McCann

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Abstract

This chapter examines the ideas and insights emerging from the economic geography and international business literatures on the strategic fit and embeddedness of multinationals, their subsidiaries and their affiliates in host economies. While the core material is mainly evident in the international business and economic geography the relevant literature also spans various different disciplines and draws insights from quite different fields, including sociology, political science, management science, urban studies, strategy and economics. However, the locational setting of the multinational subsidiary turns out to be the context in which many different influences and dimensions are drawn together in a manner which heavily shapes corporate decision-making. These issues are discussed here from various perspectives, with a central organising framework of economic geography underpinning each.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business
EditorsGary Cook, Jennifer Johns, Frank McDonald, Jonathan Beaverstock, Naresh Pandit
Place of PublicationOxon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter27
Pages427-440
Number of pages13
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781315667379
ISBN (Print)9781138953345
Publication statusPublished - 29 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameRoutledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting
PublisherRoutledge

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