This measure is the sum of total gross domestic production of the host countries and represents the
location-specific advantage of the host.
According to Dunning's OLI-model, a global allocation of the production depends on the analysis and understanding of three advantages: Ownership-Specific Advantages,
Location-Specific Advantages and Internalization-Incentive Advantages (Dunning & Lundan, 2008), thus the title OLI-model.
The bank can thus leverage the UAE's or Abu Dhabi's
location-specific advantages to enhance its efficiency and strategic benefits.
The project exploits
location-specific advantages that arise from two crucial facts.
To do this they focus on Dunning's
location-specific advantages of host countries, presented as composite indices for Global Competitiveness, Human Development and Corruption Perception.
Dynamics of globalization;
location-specific advantages or liabilities of foreignness?
In addition, we showcased the
location-specific advantages Dubai offers to international filmmakers.
As Rugman (1985) states, this theory possesses intimate relationship with Dunning's "eclectic theory", which combines ownership, internalization, and
location-specific advantages into a comprehensive model.
In Dunning's eclectic theory, for example, local factors that have a positive impact on the costs and market potentials of FDI ventures are identified and labeled as
location-specific advantages (LSAs).
Location-specific advantages include the extent of business opportunities and the degree of political stability of the Chinese economy.
Two topical issues hardly treated: collaborative R&D and the
location-specific advantages of overseas R&D.
We are delighted to showcase the
location-specific advantages Dubai offers to international filmmakers and we invite them to the emirate for commercial, television or cinema production.
