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Competence-Based Diversification in the World Automotive Supplier Industry Some Evidence from Inward Investment-Activities in Germany

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Die Ressourcen- und Kompetenzperspektive des Strategischen Managements

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Recent trends towards globalisation and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the automotive industry have received considerable attention in international business research and in automotive industry studies. However, most of the existent literature deals only with the major automotive manufacturers, so called Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), while the adjacent automotive supplier industry is neglected, although the automotive supplier industry has undergone significant structural changes. In recent years, supplier companies have started to invest abroad and thereby also to diversify their activities over a broader range of products.

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Pfaffmann, E., Stephan, M. (2000). Competence-Based Diversification in the World Automotive Supplier Industry Some Evidence from Inward Investment-Activities in Germany. In: Hammann, P., Freiling, J. (eds) Die Ressourcen- und Kompetenzperspektive des Strategischen Managements. Strategisches Kompetenz-Management. Deutscher Universitätsverlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-08183-8_10

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