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Global Production Networks, Offshore Services and the Branch-Plant Syndrome

Kleibert, Jana Maria·2016·Regional Studies

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Kleibert J. M. Global production networks, offshore services and the branch-plant syndrome, Regional Studies. This article combines the global production network (GPN) framework with the branch-plant economy literature to generate a set of indicators for a more nuanced understanding of the outcomes of foreign direct investment attraction for recipient regions. It adapts both literatures to the case of offshore services and empirically maps the position and power relations of business process outsourcing branch offices in the Philippines. A multi-sited case study shows the variegated outcomes of foreign branch office development. In particular, second-tier cities are characterized by a dependent position in the international division of labour, confirming some ideas of the branch-plant syndrome.

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  • The majority of Philippinean offshore service offices participating in GVCs are characterized by foreign ownership and a high degree of dependency.

    “Kleibert (2016) explores local impacts of the Philippinean offshore service offices' participation in GVCs, and finds that the majority of these offshore offices are characterized by foreign ownership and a high degree of dependency.”

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Authors
Kleibert, J. M.
Affiliations
University of Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Kleibert, Jana Maria
Venue
Regional Studies
Published
2015-05-15
Volume
50
Issue
12
Pages
1995-2009
ISSN
  • 0034-3404 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0591
OpenAlex
W2124577456
Cited by
51
References
70
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3
FWCI
6.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Regional Studies (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Global Urban Networks and Dynamics
Keywords
global production networks, offshore services, foreign direct investment, business process outsourcing, branch offices, international division of labor, secondary cities, power relations, Philippines

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