The Influence of Industrial Relations Factors on U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Abroad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7430675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William N Cooke (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2525031 |
| OpenAlex | W3124073555 |
| ISBN | 9793997051001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 31 |
Although managers of multinational companies have identified labor practices and regulations, access to skilled labor, and similar factors as important considerations in foreign direct investment decision-making, few studies have empirically examined the influence of industrial relations factors on foreign direct investment. Applying a transaction costs framework to U.S. Department of Commerce data published in 1992, the author examines the influence of several key industrial relations variables on U.S. foreign direct investment across nine industries and nineteen OECD-member countries. Across the countries studied, U.S. foreign direct investment was negatively affected by the presence of high levels of union penetration, centralized collective bargaining structures, stiff government restrictions on layoffs, and pervasive contract extension policies; it was positively affected by high levels of education and policies requiring works councils
Business · Collective bargaining · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Government (linguistics) · International economics · International trade · Investment · Investment (military) · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Management · Multinational corporation · Political science · Transaction cost · Corporate Finance and Governance · Finance · Global trade and economics · Industrial relations · Labor Movements and Unions
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |