... of the well-established firm drivers of internationalization. Originality/value Although the importance of the home region location is well known to researchers and practitioners of international business, it has not received the attention it deserves. The findings of this paper clearly demonstrate...

...Dorota Leszczyńska; Erick Pruchnicki Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the link between knowledge transfer flow and the location of a multinational corporation (MNC). Design/methodology/approach – The authors put forward a conceptual approach to formulate...

...Hanane Beddi; Ulrike Mayrhofer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of location in the relationships established between headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach The empirical study is based on three in‐depth case‐studies of French multinationals...