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This article examines the implications of transnational data flow constraints for international business. The need for a free flow of information across national boundaries—facilitating international business and reducing costs for multinational corporations—is discussed. Although both large and small firms are affected by transnational data constraints, companies that are managed in a decentralized fashion are affected to a lesser degree. Economic protectionism has emerged as a major reason for regulating transnational data flow by nation states.
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*Saeed Samiee is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Management, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He has published extensively in marketing and international business and has served as a consultant to domestic and multinational firms. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Jack Benson with an earlier draft of this article.
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Samiee, S. Transnational Data Flow Constraints: A New Challenge for Multinational Corporations. J Int Bus Stud 15, 141–150 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490477
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