Foreign direct investment in the West Midlands: An analysis and evaluation

Collis, Clive; Roberts, Peter

doi:10.1080/02690949208726139

Cited by 34 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…One reason for this is that foreign subsidiaries tend to purchase fairly low proportions of issue was the report by PA Cambridge Economic Consultants (PACEC, 1995), which used the same their inputs from host regions, especially when compared with domestic firms (LEVER, 1974;STEWART, database as this paper. That report documented foreign investor impacts on a number of supplier practices, 1976;MCALEESE and MCDONALD, 1978;COLLIS and ROBERTS, 1992;TUROK, 1993;POTTER, in particular productive processes, delivery methods and product development activities, with knock-on 1995a; PHELPS, 1997;GORG and RUANE, 1998;BRAND et al, 2000;CRONE, 2000). This appears to impacts to supplier competitiveness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the United Kingdom and the Upgrading of Supplier Practices

Potter¹,

Moore²,

Spires³

2003

Regional Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

POTTER J., MOORE B. und SPIRES R. (2003) Foreign manufacturing investment in the United Kingdom and the upgrading of supplier practices, Reg. Studies 37 , 41-60. This paper shows that the practices and competitiveness of UK suppliers have been improved by inward foreign manufacturing investment. Greenfield, large and North American or European investors were the most likely to have such impacts, particularly on their manufacturing suppliers. Benefits were transmitted through a mix of passive mechanisms, such as contractual arrangements, and active mechanisms, such as supplier visits. Regional policymakers should recognize the impacts on supplier upgrading when justifying foreign investment attraction and embedding initiatives. However, they should also recognize that there are some barriers to direct intervention in spillover processes. POTTER J., MOORE B. et SPIRES R. (2003) L'investissement direct e tranger au Royaume-Uni et l'amelioration des pratiques des fournisseurs, Reg. Studies 37 , 41-60. Cet article cherche a demontrer que l'investissement industriel direct etranger a contribue a l'amelioration des pratiques et de la competitivite des fournisseurs britanniques. Les importants investisseurs les usines nouvelles, et les investissements americains ou europeens ont ete les plus susceptibles d'avoir de telles retombees, notamment sur leurs fournisseurs industriels. Les avantages ont ete transmis par voie d'un melange de mecanismes passifs, tels des accords contractuels, et de mecanismes actifs, tels les visites des fournisseurs. En justifiant l'attrait de l'investissement direct etranger et en ancrant les initiatives, les decideurs regionaux devraient reconnaitre les retombees de l'amelioration des pratiques des fournisseurs. Cependant, ils devraient reconnaitre aussi qu'il existe quelques obstacles a l'intervention directe dans les retombees. POTTER J., MOORE B. und SPIRES R. (2003) Auslandsinvestierungen in die Produktion des Vereinigten Konigreichs und Ausbau der Verfahrensweisen von Lieferanten, Reg. Studies 37 , 41-60. Dieser Aufsatz zeigt, dass Verfahrensweisen und Wettbewerbsfahigkeit von Lieferanten im Vereinigten Konigreich von Grossbritannien durch Auslands- investitionen in die Produktion verbessert worden sind. Unternehmen auf dem Grungurtel, nordamerikanische oder europaische, sowie Grossinvestitionen waren am Erfolg versprechendsten, besonders in Hinsicht auf ihre Auswirkung auf Produktionslieferanten. Vorteile ergaben sich durch verschiedene passive Mechanismen, wie z.B. vertragliche Abmachungen, und durch aktive, wie Lieferantenbesuche. Fuhrungskrafte der Regionalpolitik sollten sich bei der Rechtfertigung der Anziehungskraft von Auslandsinvestierungen und Einbettungsinitiativen der Auswirkungen auf den Ausbau der Verfahren von Liferanten bewusst sein. Sie sollten jedoch auch zugeben, dass bei U berschwappvorgangen direktem Eingreifen Grenzen gesetzt sind.Foreign Direct Investment, Manufacturing, Supplier Upgrading, Innovation, Investissement Direct eTranger, Industrie AmeLioration Des Pratiq...

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the United Kingdom and the Upgrading of Supplier Practices

Potter¹,

Moore²,

Spires³

2003

Regional Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the United Kingdom, the influence of foreign multinationals (MNEs) over regional economies is arguably greater than ever following unprecedented flows of inward FDI in the late 1980s and 1990s (Christodoulou, 1996;Dicken, 1992;OECD, 1992). Over the past decade several authors have sought to evaluate the impact of inward FDI on specific UK regions [for example, Collis and Roberts (1992), on the West Midlands; Gripaios and Gripaios (1993), on Plymouth; Hill and Munday (1991), on Wales; Smith and Stone (1989), on the Northern region]. The evidence from these and other studies is that inward FDI can bring benefits to a region including direct and indirect employment creation, the modernisation of industrial structures, and positive`demonstration effects' on local firms.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The issue of local sourcing by foreign MNEs has also received considerable coverage in more recent times. For example, Collis and Roberts's (1992) study of FDI in the West Midlands measured the extent of local linkages at foreign MNE plants, as well as other impacts on the host economy. In his widely cited paper, Turok (1993) investigated the local linkages of foreign investors in the Scottish electronics sector, and Gorg and Ruane (2001) recently examined the extent of local backward linkages in the electronics sector in Ireland.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Sourcing by Multinational Enterprise Plants: Evidence from the UK Regions and the Implications for Policy

Crone¹

2002

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

New empirical evidence on local sourcing by multinational enterprise plants in two UK regions (Yorkshire and The Humber and Northern Ireland) is presented and compared with evidence from other UK regions. The proportion of material inputs sourced locally is generally quite low in both regions and is broadly in line with that observed elsewhere. The scope for increasing the level of local sourcing through policy intervention is then examined and the suitability of various policy models for the UK regions is considered. A number of obstacles to greater local sourcing are identified including the sourcing strategies employed by multinationals and problems of availability, capacity, and competitiveness in local supply bases. The scope for policy intervention, it is argued, is quite limited but supplier-development policies designed to tackle issues of supplier capacity and competitiveness have greater potential than simple`brokering' services.

show abstract

“…During the 1980s, the South East and Scotland, for example, each attracted more than four times as many foreign investment projects as the South West region. By comparing a region's share of new FDI with its share of UK employment, Hill and Munday also found that the West Midlands, the Northern region, Scotland and Wales have not only got the largest concentrations of foreign investment already, but also that these regions have increased their share of the rising number of investments (see also Bachtler and Clement, 1991;Collis and Roberts, 1992).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 94%

The role of inward investment promotion in economic development strategies: The case of northern England

Tickell¹,

Dicken²

1993

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Foreign direct investment in the West Midlands: An analysis and evaluation

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the United Kingdom and the Upgrading of Supplier Practices

Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the United Kingdom and the Upgrading of Supplier Practices

Local Sourcing by Multinational Enterprise Plants: Evidence from the UK Regions and the Implications for Policy

The role of inward investment promotion in economic development strategies: The case of northern England

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About