Chair: Sjoerd Beugelsdijk (University of Groningen)
ALAN RUGMAN (University of Reading), Alain Verbeke and Quyen T.K. Nguyen
FILOMENA PIETROVITO (Universitŕ degli Studi del Molise), Alberto Franco Pozzolo and Luca Salvatici Keywords: Internationalization Process Theory, Productivity, Pecking Order Study
ERDAL YALCIN (Ifo Institute for Economic Research) and Davide Sala Keywords: Management, Export Decision Process, Firm/Managerial Heterogeneity
Chair: Steven Brakman (University of Groningen)
BRUCE BLONIGEN (University of Oregon)
IAN WOOTON (University of Strathclyde), Julie Darby and Rodolphe Desbordes Keywords: Experience with Institutional Risk, Environment – Firm Interaction
STEPHAN RUSSEK (University of Passau) and Michael Pflüger Keywords: Environment – Firm Interaction
Chair: Harry Garretsen (University of Groningen)
Trade and FDI with Intra-firm Trade
PAMELA BOMBARDA (THEMA - Université de Cergy-Pontoise) Keywords: Trade Barriers, Intra Firm Exports, Environment – Firm Interaction
Export Performance of Chinese Domestic Firms: The Role of Foreign Export Spill-overs
FLORIAN MAYNERIS (Université Catholique de Louvain) and Sandra Poncet
JEAN FRANCOIS HENNART (Tilburg University)
Chair: Han van Ees (University of Groningen)
Trust and Technology Transfers
MARIA GARCIA-VEGA (University of Nottingham, School of Economics) and Elena Huergo Keywords: Boundaries of the Firm, Trust, Make or Buy
Global Sourcing of Complex Production Processes
JENS SÜDEKUM (University of Duisburg-Essen) and Christian Schwartz
ROGER SMEETS (CPB Economic Policy Analysis) and Laura Abramovsky Keywords: Offshoring of Advanced Tasks, Substitution Effects Home Host Country
GIANMARCO OTTAVIANO (Bocconi University)