Component Sourcing Strategies of Multinationals: An Empirical Study of European and Japanese Multinationals

摘要: This is a study of component sourcing decisions European and Japanese manufacturers for supplying their manufacturing operations in home countries export to the U.S. as well United States. Specifically, employing data from seventy-one multinational origin operating U.S., investigated determinants international decisions. The authors found support hypothesis that could be explained using plant location theory. significance this finding it offers new theoretical framework spur much needed research on topic sourcing.