Roles of Subsidiaries to Parent and Motivations Justifying Their Presence in Developing Countries (DCs):
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but are based specifically on certain variables such as
nature and pace of technological change, the nature of
the subsidiary, the in dustry and certain features and poli-
cies host country. It can also be no question local com-
petitive environment in which the subsidiary operates.
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