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Securing access to lower-cost talent globally: The dynamics of active embedding and field structuration
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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:05 authored by Stephan ManningStephan Manning, Jörg Sydow, Arnold WindelerThis article examines how multinational corporations shape institutional conditions in emerging economies to secure access to high-skilled, yet lower-cost science and engineering talent. Two in-depth case studies of engineering offshoring projects of German automotive suppliers in Romania and China illustrate how multinational corporations engage in ‘active embedding’ by aligning local institutional conditions with global offshoring strategies and operational needs. Multinational corporations thereby contribute to the structuration of field relations and practices of sourcing knowledge-intensive work from globally dispersed locations. The findings stress the importance of institutional processes across geographic boundaries that regulate and are shaped by multinational corporation activities.
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Regional StudiesISSN
0034-3404Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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9Volume
46Page range
1201-1218Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2019-09-26First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-09-26First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-09-26Usage metrics
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