Going International: The Impact of Foreign Business Activities

This study for the chamber of commerce and industry of the Stuttgart Region makes use of data exclusively provided by the contracting entity. With this survey data it is possible to address several important questions in the field of international business and economics. From a practical point of view there are mainly three questions to be addressed:

• Which kind of firms chooses what kind of foreign business?
• What is the impact of foreign business activities on the firm performance and employment in Germany?
• Do the patterns of foreign business activity in Baden-Württemberg differ from other German Länder?