Yes / This paper investigates the development of domestic sourcing by foreign-owned subsidiaries
(FOS) in the UK. The regional development and international-business literatures are used to develop
a conceptual framework on the links between autonomy, the use of networks, and domestic sourcing.
Data from a survey of German, French, and US FOS in the UK is used to test the model. The results
indicate that increased use of networks and increased operational decision-making autonomy are
associated with increased domestic sourcing, but that only a minority of FOS are increasing their
use of domestic sourcing. The growing importance of global sourcing is considered as a possible
explanation for the low proportion of FOS that are increasing their use of domestic sourcing. The
implications for regional-development policy of the findings are also assessed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/2570 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | McDonald, Frank, Williams, D., Tüselmann, H-J., Turner, C. |
| Publisher | Pion |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | © 2008 Pion. [Williams, D., McDonald, F., Tüselmann, H. J. and Turner, C., 2008]. The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 260¿ 276. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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