Strategic coupling in ‘next wave cities’ : local institutional actors and the offshore service sector in the Philippines

Auteur :
KLEIBERT, J.M.

Description :
This paper looks at the scope for agency of local institutional actors in the investment attraction of business process outsourcing companies. Drawing on empirical work from the Philippines, an analysis of the process of integrating lower-tier cities into global service production networks is presented. Specifically, the roles of local institutional actors in facilitating FDI attraction and strategically coupling local assets with the needs of multinational service corporations are discussed. Two contrasting cases, the cities of Baguio and Bacolod, show that considerable scope for intervention rests with local institutional actors. The findings have implications for policymaking and research concerned with the newest phase of outsourcing and offshoring in developing countries.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Singapore journal of tropical geography, issn : 0129-7619, 2014, vol. 35, n°. 2, p. 245-260, nombre de pages : 16, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Singapour, Singapore, University of Singapore