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Alignment of Top-Down Pro-Internationalization Policies of Outward Foreign Direct Investment

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Policymakers have expressed serious concern related to the alignment of public policies with the needs of internationalizing firms. For policy measures impacting outward foreign direct investments, this issue becomes particularly relevant as they can critically impact the international competitiveness of firms that determine the economic wealth and prosperity of firms’ home countries (Kokko, 2006; Sunesen, Jespersen and Thelle, 2010).

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  1. University of Gloucestershire, UK

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  2. Aalborg University, Denmark

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Torres, M.M., de Lemos, F.F. (2014). Alignment of Top-Down Pro-Internationalization Policies of Outward Foreign Direct Investment. In: Marinov, M.A., Marinova, S.T. (eds) Successes and Challenges of Emerging Economy Multinationals. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137369413_2

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