Multinational Subsidiary Evolution and Public Policy: Two Tales from the European Periphery |
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Authors: | Ana Teresa Tavares |
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Affiliation: | (1) CEMPRE, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200 Porto, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The paper explores the link between subsidiary evolution and public policy towards multinational enterprises (MNEs). The cases of two peripheral EU economies (Portugal and Ireland) are contrasted, both in terms of their inward investment policy stances and as regards differential evolutionary processes at subsidiary level unveiled by empirical results from a new survey of subsidiaries operating in those two host countries. After examining issues such as motivations underlying investment, subsidiaries roles/strategies and evolution (addressing distinct paths in subsidiary transition), the paper discusses the potential contribution of subsidiaries to host country development and what constitutes an appropriate policy towards multinationals. Explicit consideration is given to subsidiaries value-added scope and the density and quality of local linkages as key determinants of host country impact. |
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Keywords: | multinational enterprises subsidiary evolution local linkages host country development inward investment policy |
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