The classical electrostatic image principle for a perfectly conducting object consisting of two orthogonally intersecting spheres is revisited through vector analysis. A method for finding the image of a given charge distribution by splitting it in three virtual singlesphere problems is described. Also, a simple relation between the image charges of a given point charge is found. The method is ...

We develop a three-country version of the Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2004) model with firm heterogeneity, industry heterogeneity and country heterogeneity to study firms’ foreign market entry strategies. We show that (i) for any single host country, the export-FDI cutoff is higher in more skill-intensive industries than in less skillintensive industries; and (ii) for any single industry, the c...

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, government is attempting to stimulate economic growth by supporting online enterprises and community empowerment. This includes of less technologically advanced home industries. Consequently, support financial institutions necessary for sustained development. The goal Bank BTN Syariah Surabaya's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program provide assistance tr...

of numerous articles and books on foreign investment, international trade, and economic growth and development. Summary Outward investment is a way of maximizing the rents on the accumulated knowledge and skill of a country´s firms, or preserving them as long as possible when the country itself has lost its comparative advantage in their industries, and the industries, or parts of them must rel...

With the advent of digital technologies, many new market opportunities have emerged for content owners, content distributors, and consumer electronics/information technology industries. An essential requirement for developing a thriving marketplace is the protection of copyrighted content in digital form. There are four major stages in the delivery of content to the consumer: (1) capturing on d...

The U.S. furniture, home furnishings, and textile industries are faced with threats from less expensive imports and as a result must become more strategic with regard to consumer preferences, effective marketing, and supply chain management. As a significant market for textiles, the sustainability of furniture and home furnishing industries is vital to the U.S. textile industry. This paper focu...

Researchers have typically searched for and postulated a universalistic form of the internationalization-performance relationship. In this study, we evaluate the validity of this ‘grande theory’ logic by investigating 80 Swiss multinational companies in manufacturing industries over the 5-year period 1998-2002. Our findings suggest that the form of the internationalization-performance relations...

Being international’ has nearly become an undisputed aim for fi rms in a globalized world. Several papers fi nd a positive relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the home performance of fi rms. In this paper we address the “FDI – export” relationship to better understand this pattern. Furthermore, by presenting fi rst results on fi rm’s post-divestiture employment growth at ho...

Being international’ has nearly become an undisputed aim for fi rms in a globalized world. Several papers fi nd a positive relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the home performance of fi rms. In this paper we address the “FDI – export” relationship to better understand this pattern. Furthermore, by presenting fi rst results on fi rm’s post-divestiture employment growth at ho...