Offshoring, Multinationals and Labour Market: A Review of the Empirical Literature

Crinò, Rosario

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00561.x

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“…Business and management science are still catching up with a sufficient scientific coverage and evaluation of this issue. In other words, the area of reshoring is largely under-researched unlike its predecessor "offshoring" (e.g., Crinò, 2009;Lewin et al, 2009). This means that although literature on offshoring is widely available, reliable quality coverage on reshoring is in its infancy.…”

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Drivers and barriers to reshoring: a literature review on offshoring in reverse

Wiesmann

Snoei

Hilletofth

et al. 2017

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to clarify the rather blurry concept of reshoring and its main drivers and barriers. At the same time the paper seeks to provide a much-needed overview of the scientific theories employed in previous research on reshoring. Design/methodology/approach: The paper gathers information from previous published research. Data was collected through a systematic literature review on 'reshoring' using primarily qualitative research techniques. Through a structured keyword search and subsequent elimination of papers, 22 peer-reviewed journal papers made it into the final review. Findings: There is currently no consensus on the definition or 'theory of reshoring'. Drivers and barriers could be grouped into five different sets of dynamics: global competitive dynamics, home country, host country, supply chain, and firm-specific. Research limitations/implications:Researcher need to consider the future development of the field and work towards an accepted terminology. Models about reshoring decision need to include several decision criteria, which goes beyond financial metrics. Practical implications: Practitioners need to carefully consider the decision to reshore as to not make rushed decisions. The final decision needs to consider factors such as quality, risk, and brand reputation. Originality/Value: The paper is, to our knowledge, the first overview of earlier research in a research journal. It provides a much needed overview of an emerging field that can hold great importance for both future research and production. The constructed framework structures the dynamics (drivers and barriers) associated with reshoring.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Drivers and barriers to reshoring: a literature review on offshoring in reverse

Wiesmann

Snoei

Hilletofth

et al. 2017

EBR

157

212

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“…More generally, it is related to the growing body of literature on the connections between international trade and the labor market, as reviewed by Klein et al (2003b) and Crino' (2009). Several studies have explored the impact of increasing foreign competition on net employment growth at the industry level.…”

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Trade openness, real exchange rates and job reallocation: evidence from Belgium

Colantone

2012

Rev World Econ

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This paper investigates the impact of real exchange rate movements on job reallocation at the industry level. The analysis focuses on the manufacturing sector of Belgium, using data for 82 NACE 3-digit industries, over the time span 1996-2002. I find that real exchange rate changes do have a significant impact on job flows, and that this impact is magnified by increasing levels of trade exposure. In particular, a real appreciation is found to lower net employment growth through higher job destruction, while job creation is not significantly affected. These results are in line with previous empirical evidence on the United States, and differ from earlier findings for France and Germany, where the adjustment to real exchange rate shocks has been found to occur mainly through the job creation margin. I suggest that these differences may be explained by the fact that Belgium is a small open economy.

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“…Most empirical studies on the consequences of offshoring focus largely on labor market issues-the level and skill composition of employment, and the level and structure of wages, which have been covered in several surveys [8], [9]. Although some studies have identified small negative effects on employment from offshoring, a consensus seems to be emerging that the effects are either broadly neutral or a small net gain in employment.…”

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Effect of international activity on firm performance

Wagner¹

2014

IZAWOL

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Offshoring, Multinationals and Labour Market: A Review of the Empirical Literature

Cited by 182 publications

References 228 publications

Drivers and barriers to reshoring: a literature review on offshoring in reverse

Drivers and barriers to reshoring: a literature review on offshoring in reverse

Trade openness, real exchange rates and job reallocation: evidence from Belgium

Effect of international activity on firm performance

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