Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: J. Stephan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2005-11-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230524486

Foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies are suggested as one of the main channels of technology transfer to less developed economies. In Central East Europe their presence proved to be a decisive factor to economic restructuring and development. This volume is a unique guide to theory, method of research, and empirical evidence, for technology transfer via foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies. It combines the merits of a core text on technology transfer via FDI with up-to-date empirical evidence.

The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth

The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth
Author: Marco Neuhaus
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2006-10-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 379081735X

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth, with special attention to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Within a new semi-endogenous growth model, the book illustrates the impact of FDI on economic growth for every stage of development of a country. The book analyzes the growth enhancing effect of FDI, and explains the actual growth contributions induced by FDI.

The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe

The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe
Author: J. Stephan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137333766

Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing capital and knowledge for investment in technologically outdated and financially ailing firms.

Foreign Direct Investment Perspective through Foreign Direct Divestment

Foreign Direct Investment Perspective through Foreign Direct Divestment
Author: Anita Maček
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2021-03-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1838819525

Since the turn of the century, the liberalization of capital markets has caused exponential growth of foreign direct investment (FDI). However, developments in recent years have shown that countries have placed limitations on foreign investors. In addition, dynamic economic developments in the surge of financial and economic crisis and later have clearly exposed the possibility that FDI will change course and result in foreign direct divestment. This book looks at specific country experiences related to FDI as well as determinants of FDI that could be connected to the new course of divestment.

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Svetla Trifonova Marinova
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040286313

This title was first published in 2003. Covering a diverse range of countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Russia, as well as referring to the characteristics of the region as a whole, this book examines the inflow and outflow of foreign direct investment from both home and host company and country perspectives. By analyzing foreign direct investment in terms of process, content and context, the book provides a holist approach towards direct foreign investment in the transitional context of Central and Eastern Europe, embracing both macro- and micro-economic perspectives of the process.

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Svetla Trifonova Marinova
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351774581

This title was first published in 2003. Covering a diverse range of countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Russia, as well as referring to the characteristics of the region as a whole, this book examines the inflow and outflow of foreign direct investment from both home and host company and country perspectives. By analyzing foreign direct investment in terms of process, content and context, the book provides a holist approach towards direct foreign investment in the transitional context of Central and Eastern Europe, embracing both macro- and micro-economic perspectives of the process.

Knowledge as a Driver of Regional Growth in the Russian Federation

Knowledge as a Driver of Regional Growth in the Russian Federation
Author: Jens Kai Perret
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642402798

The Russian Federation has a history of more than twenty years of transformation to a market economy, but as well to a knowledge society, to look back on. This study takes a look at the knowledge generation, knowledge transmission and knowledge use inside the Federation since the early 1990s. Furthermore, in light of the high dependence of the Russian economy on the oil and gas sectors this study analyzes the impact knowledge related factors have on regional income generation following thereby in the direction of Schumpeterian growth theory. The study combines descriptive with empirical analyses to paint a picture as detailed as possible of the Russian knowledge society and its innovative potential. ​

Competitiveness, FDI and Technological Activity in East Asia

Competitiveness, FDI and Technological Activity in East Asia
Author: Sanjaya Lall
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

East Asia is the most competitive and dynamic industrial region in the developing world. This is universally acknowledged but not yet fully understood. In particular, the different strategies the Tiger economies used to access and absorb foreign technologies, and the interaction of technology imports with domestic technological effort, have not been sufficiently explored. interaction between foreign direct investment (FDI) and technological activity in building export competitiveness. The book covers China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, highlighting different strategic approaches to building capabilities in industrial enterprises. The book also includes a general overview and studies of Japanese multinationals overseas.

The New Capital Markets in Central and Eastern Europe

The New Capital Markets in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Michael Schröder
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642565204

An excellent analyses of the effects of EU enlargement on capital markets in the most advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. It also investigates the EU's impact on the interactions between Eastern and Western capital markets. The study is particularly useful for financial analysts, institutional investors and academic researchers who are interested in the economic and institutional developments of capital markets in CEE countries.