The Economic Geography of Offshoring: The Fit between Activities and Local Context

Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 352 - 372
Published: Mar 1, 2011
Abstract
We draw from the literature on economic geography and from the thematic offshoring literature, and propose three hypotheses that rest on the assumption that the choice of offshoring location is based on the fit between the attributes of different destinations and the attributes of the offshored business activities. The study reveals a multi-faceted location pattern in which firms' location strategies, to some degree, follow a logic whereby...
Paper Details
Title
The Economic Geography of Offshoring: The Fit between Activities and Local Context
Published Date
Mar 1, 2011
Volume
48
Issue
2
Pages
352 - 372
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