【摘要】The literature has argued that low efficiency in comparison with other competitorsin the same sector increases the probability of international relocation. In this paper, we arguethat, in order to explain production relocation, it is important to consider not only the plant’sefficiency in comparison with competing plants, which we shall call external rivalry, but also incomparison with other plants in the same group, to be called internal rivalry. An empirical analysis that focuses on automobile parts manufacturing plants belonging to MNEs in Spain,confirms that both types of rivalry should be considered and that internal rivalry plays a greaterpart than external rivalry in international relocation decisions.

【关键词】international production relocation;multinational;subsidiary;rivalry;productivity

【文献来源】Jesus F. Lampon；Javier Gonzalez-Benito；Jose M. Garcia-Vazquez.Papers in Regional Studies.2015（1）