Nigel Driffield

5.7k total citations
128 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Nigel Driffield is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Driffield has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Strategy and Management, 76 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 63 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Nigel Driffield's work include International Business and FDI (72 papers), Global trade and economics (71 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (40 papers). Nigel Driffield is often cited by papers focused on International Business and FDI (72 papers), Global trade and economics (71 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (40 papers). Nigel Driffield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Nigel Driffield's co-authors include James H. Love, Sarmistha Pal, Sumon Kumar Bhaumik, Max Munday, Yama Temouri, Dolores Añón Higón, Chris Jones, Karl Taylor, Lisa De Propris and Yong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Business Research and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Driffield

119 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigel Driffield United Kingdom 35 2.4k 1.7k 1.6k 1.2k 294 128 3.7k
Jiangyong Lu China 34 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 870 0.5× 1.9k 1.6× 553 1.9× 63 4.4k
Xiaming Liu United Kingdom 28 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 521 0.4× 115 0.4× 63 3.6k
Yingqi Wei United Kingdom 26 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 492 0.4× 125 0.4× 77 2.6k
Hinrich Voss United Kingdom 19 2.6k 1.1× 623 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 279 0.9× 45 3.2k
Robert Salomon United States 20 3.1k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 665 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 378 1.3× 37 3.9k
Leo Sleuwaegen Belgium 24 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 767 0.5× 658 0.6× 215 0.7× 107 2.5k
Sumon Kumar Bhaumik United Kingdom 25 1.7k 0.7× 963 0.6× 541 0.3× 1.7k 1.5× 500 1.7× 128 3.5k
Sarianna M. Lundan Germany 20 1.8k 0.8× 651 0.4× 625 0.4× 577 0.5× 290 1.0× 45 2.4k
Adam R. Cross United Kingdom 15 2.1k 0.9× 513 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 927 0.8× 233 0.8× 33 2.6k
Magnus Blomström Sweden 25 3.1k 1.3× 2.4k 1.4× 2.8k 1.7× 569 0.5× 54 0.2× 47 4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel Driffield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nigel Driffield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nigel Driffield based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nigel Driffield. Nigel Driffield is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Castellani, Davide, et al.. (2024). The source of heterogeneous externalities: evidence from foreign multinationals in the UK. Regional Studies. 58(8). 1636–1651. 6 indexed citations
2.
Driffield, Nigel, et al.. (2023). Returns to Internationalization: Business Group-Affiliated Firms vs Standalone Firms. Management International Review. 63(4). 603–639. 3 indexed citations
3.
Becker, Bettina, et al.. (2020). FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent. Journal of International Business Policy. 3(2). 107–133. 26 indexed citations
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Glaister, Keith W., et al.. (2020). Foreign Direct Investment to Africa: Is There a Colonial Legacy?. Management International Review. 60(3). 315–349. 27 indexed citations
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Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar, Nigel Driffield, Ajai Gaur, Tomasz Mickiewicz, & Paul M. Vaaler. (2019). Corporate governance and MNE strategies in emerging economies. Journal of World Business. 54(4). 234–243. 69 indexed citations
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Temouri, Yama, et al.. (2016). The changing nature of South Korean FDI to China. 1(3/4). 269–269. 4 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel, Chris Jones, & Jo Crotty. (2012). International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones. International Business Review. 22(1). 140–155. 81 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel, Jun Du, Mark Hart, Jim Love, & Efstathios Tapinos. (2010). A comparative evaluation of the impact of UK Trade & Investment's R&D programme and other UKTI support that impacts R&D. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 1 indexed citations
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Crotty, Jo, Nigel Driffield, & Chris Jones. (2009). Investing in conflict zones: a firm-level analysis. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 1 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel, et al.. (2007). FDI, trade and growth, a causal link?. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 8 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & James H. Love. (2006). Does the motivation for foreign direct investment affect productivity spillovers to the domestic sector. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 52(1). 3–28. 26 indexed citations
12.
Roper, Stephen, Nigel Driffield, Vania Sena, Dolores Añón Higón, & Jonathan M. Scott. (2006). Exploring gender differentials in access to business finance: an econometric analysis of survey data. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 51(31). 7560–5. 3 indexed citations
13.
Driffield, Nigel, Vidya Mahambare, & Sarmistha Pal. (2005). How Ownership Structure Affects Capital Structure and Firm Performance? Recent Evidence from East Asia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 18 indexed citations
14.
Propris, Lisa De, Nigel Driffield, & Stefano Menghinello. (2005). local industrial systems and the location of FDI in Italy. International Journal of the Economics of Business. 12(1). 105–121. 26 indexed citations
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Read, Robert & Nigel Driffield. (2004). Linkages & Flow-On Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment in Pacific Island Economies : Final Report. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & Sourafel Girma. (2003). Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillovers: Plant Level Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 2 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & Sourafel Girma. (2003). Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillovers: Plant Level Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 65(4). 453–474. 78 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & Karl Taylor. (2001). FDI and the Labour Market: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Implications. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 1 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & Max Munday. (2000). Industrial Performance, Agglomeration, and Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the UK. Journal of International Business Studies. 31(1). 21–37. 138 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel, et al.. (1999). Foreign direct investment and local input linkages in Malaysia. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 8(3). 1–25. 46 indexed citations

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