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  1. 1. LEMONS & CHERRIES: THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS ON THE REGIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN TERMS OF SOURCING PRACTICES

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Kyle T. Johnson; Paul Järvinen; [2020-06-29]
    Nyckelord :Foreign acquisition; International business IB ; Multinational corporations MNCs ; Regional embeddedness; Small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs ; Sourcing;

    Sammanfattning : Prior research has highlighted that the highest performing SMEs (cherries) and the lowest performing SMEs (lemons) are most susceptible to be acquired by foreign MNCs, who then often invest in the acquired SME to fulfill a specific motive. However, there has been little research conducted as to how the regional activity and embeddedness of these SMEs is then impacted by these acquisitions, particularly in terms of their sourcing patterns. LÄS MER