Back-shoring vs. Offshoring: The importance of innovating with host-country inventors

IF 5.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

International Business Review Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102337

Alessandro Ancarani , Lorenzo Ardito , Carmela Di Mauro , Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli

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Abstract

This study investigates the association between the intensity of innovation activities that firms perform offshore with host-country inventors (IHCI) and the time before back-shoring, a rising form of de-internationalization. IHCI is viewed as a pull factor that alleviates liabilities of both foreignness and outsidership, hence creating incentives for more extended offshoring stays. Additionally, the study investigates whether specific types of IHCI are associated with offshoring duration, namely IHCI leading to exploratory innovation and IHCI leading to an innovation portfolio with a broad scope. The study employs a Cox model to analyze 301 offshoring initiatives implemented by US firms, partially or totally ended through back-shoring. Results suggest that IHCI is associated with longer offshore duration. Further, duration is longer when IHCI leads to a broader innovation portfolio.

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后岸外包与离岸外包：与东道国发明家共同创新的重要性

本研究探讨了企业与东道国发明人在离岸外包领域开展创新活动的强度（IHCI）与回流外包（一种新兴的非国际化形式）之前的时间之间的关联。IHCI被视为一种拉动因素，可减轻外资和外企的责任，从而激励企业延长离岸外包的时间。此外，本研究还探讨了特定类型的 IHCI 是否与离岸外包持续时间相关，即导致探索性创新的 IHCI 和导致范围广泛的创新组合的 IHCI。研究采用考克斯模型分析了美国公司实施的 301 项离岸外包举措，这些举措部分或全部通过回程外包结束。结果表明，IHCI 与较长的离岸持续时间相关。此外，当 IHCI 导致更广泛的创新组合时，持续时间也更长。

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International Business Review BUSINESS-

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14.10

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6.90%

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62 days

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