The pervasiveness and detrimental impact of SARS-CoV-2 across the globe has established it among the most notorious pandemics that have ever been recorded in human history. Unfortunately, several aspects of the pandemic indicate that the current outbreak is not a singular event, nor will it be ...
Origin, Meaning, And History Of Takara Takara is a popular unisex Japanese name, meaning a ‘jewel’ or ‘treasure.’ The name is pronounced TA-KA-RA. Bao (Chinese) and Bảo (Vietnamese) are known variants of this name. Takara is blessed with a lovely and uplifting meaning that may...
Building on the resource-based view, we propose conceptualizing a foreign multinational’s country of origin as a resource, an asset tied semi-permanently to the firm, and analyze how this resource affects its host country investments. We argue that the country of origin provides an advantage or...
The core–periphery framework (Benito & Narula,2007; Mudambi & Santangelo,2016; Santangelo,2009; Wallerstein,1974) divides locations into core and periphery, based on the extent of their integration with the world economy (usually operationalized by the volume or density of FDI activity). Periphery...
Second, when the country of origin creates a govern- ment-based disadvantage and a consumer-based advantage, the foreign firm is more likely to make smaller initial and subsequent investments to maintain its association with the country of origin. Third, when the country of origin leads to ...