Investing Up: FDI and the Cross-Country Diffusion of ISO 14001 Management Systems1

• Published in: International studies quarterly Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 723 - 744
• Main Authors: Prakash, Aseem, Potoski, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Foreign Aid; Investment; Management; Multinational Corporations

Competition to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) creates opportunities for multinational enterprises (MNEs) to diffuse corporate management practices from their countries-of-origin (home countries) to countries hosting their foreign operations. We examine conditions under which MNEs transfer c...