Structural forces driving global integration

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Authors

  • Roland Calori
  • Paul Emmanuelides
  • Egbert Kahle
  • Leif Melin
  • Juan José Renau
A set of structural forces drives the international development and global integration of firms and industries. Firms extend their geographic scope to sustain growth and to exploit and strengthen competitive advantages. Global integration is the process by which competitive advantages based on a broad geographic scope are created and sustained. Managers make a subtle distinction between two phenomena. Some structural forces stimulate the international expansion of firms and industries, but do not necessarily stimulate integration. For instance the emergence of high growth markets in Asia and in South America attracts foreign direct investments and/or trade flows. Some structural forces foster international development and drive the global integration of firms and ...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Dynamics of International Competition : From Practice to Theory
EditorsRoland Calori
Number of pages31
Place of PublicationLondon [u.a.]
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc.
Publication date2000
Pages90-120
ISBN (print)9780761961659, 9780761961666
ISBN (electronic)9781446280232
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

    Research areas

  • Management studies - comparative advantage, confectionery, economies os scale, economies of scope, manufacturing, paint, paint industry

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