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From China to the West: why manufacturing locates in developed countries

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  • Alessandro Ancarani
  • Carmela Di Mauro
  • Yuan Virtanen
  • Weimu You

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This article analyses the competitive priorities underlying manufacturing location initiatives in developed economies. Specifically, building on secondary data, we compare and contrast manufacturing backshoring from China by companies headquartered in developed economies (308 cases) and Chinese foreign direct investment to developed economies (155 cases). Results suggest that both types of initiatives share some common priorities, such as exploiting the ‘country of origin’ effect and innovation opportunities in developed countries. At the same time, results highlight differences that may be attributed to the home country of the firm. In particular, cost priorities appear to be more important for Chinese companies than for backshoring ones. Findings offer insight into why manufacturing in developed economies may expand as a result of both repatriations and of foreign direct investments from emerging economies such as China, and point to potential areas of policy intervention.

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  • Alessandro Ancarani & Carmela Di Mauro & Yuan Virtanen & Weimu You, 2021. "From China to the West: why manufacturing locates in developed countries," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(5), pages 1435-1449, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:1435-1449
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2020.1824083
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    Cited by:

    1. Silvia Cosimato & Roberto Vona, 2021. "Digital Innovation for the Sustainability of Reshoring Strategies: A Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-16, July.
    2. Di Mauro, Carmela & Ancarani, Alessandro, 2022. "A taxonomy of back-shoring initiatives in the US," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(5).

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