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A global system view of firm boundaries

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  • Peter J Buckley

    (Centre for International Business, Leeds University Business School, Leeds, UK)

  • Niron Hashai

    (Jerusalem School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)

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This paper applies the global system view to the location and control strategies of firms. This approach envisages the world as a grid of potential locations for value-adding activities, connected by flows of information and products. The simplified model provides a basis for testing new hypotheses on the number of firms that will exist in the global system, their locations, and their organisational boundaries. The paper provides a rigorous and formal exposition of the theories of internationalisation and the multinational enterprise. Journal of International Business Studies (2004) 35, 33–45. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400059

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  • Peter J Buckley & Niron Hashai, 2004. "A global system view of firm boundaries," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 35(1), pages 33-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jintbs:v:35:y:2004:i:1:p:33-45
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