TY - JOUR
T1 - The sustainable competitive advantage and catching-up of nations
T2 - FDI, clusters and the liability (asset) of smallness
AU - Pitelis, Christos N.
PY - 2009/2/1
Y1 - 2009/2/1
N2 - We explore the role of foreign direct investment and (its relationship to) clusters for the competitiveness (and catching-up) of small(er) developing countries. We suggest that while size per se need not matter, small(er) developing countries need to explicitly account for any liabilities of smallness when devising and implementing strategies for competitiveness and catching-up. We claim that international strategic management scholarship can add insights on this important issue, by complementing extant literature and contributions by international trade and economic development scholarship.
AB - We explore the role of foreign direct investment and (its relationship to) clusters for the competitiveness (and catching-up) of small(er) developing countries. We suggest that while size per se need not matter, small(er) developing countries need to explicitly account for any liabilities of smallness when devising and implementing strategies for competitiveness and catching-up. We claim that international strategic management scholarship can add insights on this important issue, by complementing extant literature and contributions by international trade and economic development scholarship.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70449369721&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11575-008-0127-4
U2 - 10.1007/s11575-008-0127-4
DO - 10.1007/s11575-008-0127-4
M3 - Article
VL - 49
SP - 95
EP - 120
JO - Management International Review
JF - Management International Review
SN - 0938-8249
IS - 1
ER -
