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Competitors or collaborators: a comparison of the commercial diplomacy policies and practices of EU member states
Stadman, Annette (2012) Competitors or collaborators: a comparison of the commercial diplomacy policies and practices of EU member states.
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| Abstract: | Commercial diplomacy within the EU is currently a matter of the individual EU member states. This results in different policies and practices per EU member state. But to what extent do commercial diplomacy policies and practices differ? This chapter presents the results of a comparative study on EU member state commercial diplomacy policies and practices. The policy goals and practices of all twenty seven member state were assessed via document analysis and interviews with commercial diplomats. The findings show considerable differences in terms of the responsible ministry, the policy focus, the network of foreign posts and the work performed at the foreign post. However, countries that entered the EU first seem to be similar regarding commercial diplomacy policy and practices characteristics, as well as the countries that entered the EU after 2003. Furthermore, the results of statistical tests show that countries that entered first are similar in size, wealth, share of EU trade, number of embassies inside the EU, number of employees at the foreign post and the activism of the foreign post. These similarities apply as well for the countries that entered the EU after 2003. Overall, this study concludes that home country characteristics (size, culture, government), host country characteristics (institutions, culture, regime) and the relationship between a home country (of a foreign post) and a host country (location of a foreign post) affect the commercial diplomacy policies and practices of a country. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/61750 |
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