Research Handbook on Foreign Exit, Relocation and Re-entry

Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence

Research Handbooks in Business and Management series

Edited by Jorma Larimo, Professor of International Business, University of Vaasa, Finland, Pratik Arte, Assistant Professor of International Business, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK, Carlos M.P. Sousa, Professor of Marketing and Business Strategy, Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Molde University College, Norway, Pervez N. Ghauri, Professor of International Business, Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham, UK and José Mata, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Professor of Entrepreneurship, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

This definitive Research Handbook explores the restructuring strategies of globalised firms, bringing together a wide range of topics from export exit, subsidiary divestment and market re-entry to relocation, offshoring and backshoring.

‘This book features state-of-the art contributions on the interconnected phenomena of firm exits from foreign markets, relocation of production, and re-entry. Its mix of conceptual and empirical studies is a must-read for anyone interested in an assessment of the literature on this topic and in where we might go from here.’
让-弗朗索瓦Hennart,蒂尔堡大学,Netherlands and Aalborg University, Denmark

‘IB scholars often focus on firms’ initial forays overseas, but pay less attention to what happens when these forays are unsuccessful. The seventeen chapters in this excellent volume consider why and how firms stop exporting, divest their overseas subsidiaries, relocate their overseas operations, and/or re-enter markets, and should be essential reading for anyone interested in the dynamics of international business.’
– Roger Strange, University of Sussex Business School, UK