Influencing factors are dimensions that influence whether and to what extent a home-country effect can be realised. These factors can be properties of the investing companies, of specific industrial sectors and of the investments. Knowledge of influencing factors enables governments to better target policy at those companies, sectors and investments that promise to nurture and maximise the home-country effects of OFDI and associated sustainable development outcomes. Several studies examining the home-country effects of OFDI have analysed the importance of specific influencing factors.
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For an overview of influencing factors:
UNESCAP (2020, 21-22)
Stephenson (2018b, 69-72, 185-196)