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MULTINATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF FDI

Issues of embeddedness, strategic fit and the dimensions of distance

Ioana R. Bedreaga, Raquel Ortega Argilés and Philip McCann

Introduction

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, ...

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