Abstract
This paper contributes to scholarly knowledge and understanding of the way in which economic conditions and government policy affect foreign direct investment (FDI) location in the United Kingdom (UK) regions. It does so by exploring their impact on inbound services FDI location in a sample of the UKs core (the Southeast) and non-core (West Midlands; Wales; Scotland and the Northwest) regions. Use is made of multiple regression techniques to analyse a set of official, longitudinal data gathered for the period from 1980 to 2015 as a means to this end. The findings offer new insights into the relative influence of the search for markets, efficiencies and strategic assets and government policy over the location of services FDI in all five regions. The resultant implications for future inward investment policy development after the UK leaves the EU are also considered, including the potential benefits of increasing policy variations from region to region.Citation
Cook, M. and Fallon, G. (2020) The determinants of services FDI location in the UK regions, International Journal of Management Practice, 13(6).Publisher
InderscienceJournal
International Journal of Management PracticeAdditional Links
https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=110695Type
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enDescription
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Inderscience in International Journal of Management Practice on 28/10/2020, available online: https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=110695 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.ISSN
1477-9064ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1504/IJMP.2020.10031772
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