Fluctuating Rounds of Inward Investment in Peripheral Regions
Semiconductors in the North East of England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4040696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Dawley (0009-0008-9319-7346, Newcastle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-73 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2007.tb00333.x |
| OpenAlex | W2132688809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 61 |
This article extends economic geography research on foreign direct investment episodes by developing a historically grounded understanding of the socio-institutional relations that shape and constrain different rounds of (dis)investment by multinational enterprises (MNEs) within a host region. Sensitive to the roles of contextuality, path dependency, and contingency, it argues that the temporal and spatial dynamics of volatile MNE (dis)investment are best tackled using a conceptual framework that accords a full and active role to the agency of the firm and its interrelations with the geographically variable socioinstitutional contexts that produce, regulate, and mediate investment decisions. The framework is used to interpret the brief but fluctuating history of the semiconductor fabrication industry in North Tyneside in the old industrial region of North East England. Within each investment episode, the empirical findings reveal the pivotal power and agency of the corporation in shaping and connecting processes across a variety of scales, places, and times. Contrasting corporate strategies illustrate the dynamic and contingent ways in which home and host national institutional contexts matter in mediating and regulating MNE investment decisions
Agency (philosophy) · Business · Conceptual framework · Contingency · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Investment (military) · Investment Decisions · Inward investment · Microeconomics · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Finance · International Business and FDI · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |