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A perspective on regional and global strategies of multinational enterprises

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Rugman, Alan M, Verbeke, Alain·2004·Journal of International Business Studies

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  • Most MNEs principally serve their home and contiguous regions.

    “Nevertheless, Rugman & Verbeke’s (2004) overall conclusion is correct, that most MNEs principally serve their home and contiguous regions.”

    From The world economy will need even more globalization in the post-pandemic 2021 decade (2022) · cites this paper as Rugman & Verbeke’s (2004)

    The Conclusions (page not provided) say most large MNEs make an average of 80% of their sales in their home triad region, supporting the claim’s main point. The evidence concerns large MNEs, not MNEs generally, and does not establish that they principally serve contiguous regions beyond their home region. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Rugman and Verbeke (2004) found that 320 of the 380 MNEs with data had an average of 80% of their sales in the home region (in developed economies).

    “Rugman and Verbeke (2004) find that 320 of the 380 MNEs with data had an average of 80% of their sales in the home region (in developed economies).”

    From An institution-based view of international business strategy: A focus on emerging economies (2008) · cites this paper as Rugman and Verbeke (2004)

  • Location emerged as one of the key variables in empirical GVC studies.

    “Location emerged as one of the key variables in empirical GVC studies, yet few empirical studies in our sample attempt to measure the geographic dispersion of value chains investigated, in order to determine whether the scope of these value chains is in fact global, in a sense of a relatively equal distribution of activities across regions (Rugman & Verbeke, 2004).”

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  • Few empirical studies in the paper's sample attempt to measure the geographic dispersion of value chains investigated, in order to determine whether the scope of these value chains is in fact global.

    “Location emerged as one of the key variables in empirical GVC studies, yet few empirical studies in our sample attempt to measure the geographic dispersion of value chains investigated, in order to determine whether the scope of these value chains is in fact global, in a sense of a relatively equal distribution of activities across regions (Rugman & Verbeke, 2004).”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Rugman & Verbeke, 2004

  • Rugman and Verbeke (2004) launched a new research stream by studying the globalization (or lack thereof) of companies in the Global Fortune 500 ranking.

    “Rugman and Verbeke (2004) launched a new research stream by studying the globalization (or rather the lack thereof) of companies included in the Global Fortune 500 ranking.”

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  9. [70]70. About the authors Alan M Rugman is L Leslie Waters Chair of International Business and a professor at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Blooming- ton, USA. He is also Director of the IU CIBER. He is also an Associate Fellow of Templeton College, University of Oxford. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with the strategic management of multinational enterprises and trade and investment policy. His recent books include: the Oxford Handbook of International Business (2001), Multinationals as Flagship Firms (2000), and Environmental Regula- tions and Corporate Strategy (1999), all published by Oxford University Press.
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Authors
Rugman, A. M., & Verbeke, A.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
  • University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Rugman, Alan M
Venue
Journal of International Business Studies
Published
2004-01
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
3-18
ISSN
  • 0047-2506 (ISSN-L)
  • 1478-6990
OpenAlex
W2132724845
Cited by
1,662
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 62 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 73 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 93 · 2018: 78 · 2017: 87 · 2016: 122 · 2015: 93 · 2014: 64 · 2013: 91 · 2012: 89
FWCI
198.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of International Business Studies (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Division of Emerging Frontiers
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Globalization, Economics, and Policies
  • Social Sciences › Communication › International Student and Expatriate Challenges
Keywords
multinational corporations, globalization, regionalization, market coverage, NAFTA, European Union, Asia, international business strategy

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