Foreign Direct Investment And Competitive Advantage
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Foreign Direct Investment and Competitive Advantage by Tom Wesson Pdf
In the accepted model of foreign direct investment (FDI), investment is seen as a means for a firm to exploit its existing competitive advantage in the host nation. This book suggests that there may be a valid alternative motivation for firms to invest in another country - to gain access to the host nation's public assets and so improve the investing firm's worldwide competitive position.
The Competitive Advantage of Regions and Nations by Boris Ricken,George Malcotsis Pdf
The importance of technology transfer for the competitive advantage of companies and the economic success of nations cannot be overstated. Technology is a determining element for firms and nations to increase productivity, to compete, and to prosper. In The Competitive Advantage of Regions and Nations, the authors stress that companies, investment promotion agencies, and government bodies cannot simply sit and wait until new technologies arrive in their domain. Rather, they need to manage the identification, assessment, attraction, absorption and application of new technologies. In this comprehensive book, Boris Ricken and George Malcotsis explain how technology transfer in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects can be systematically managed. Using some 40 case studies as illustration, they give step-by-step guidance for managers. The explanation of theory in this book, together with the frameworks and cases delivering solutions to the various challenges of technology transfer will be highly appreciated by managers of companies, investment promotion agencies, and government bodies alike. It also offers students confronted with the topic an understandable study guide.
Foreign Direct Investment, Location and Competitiveness by European International Business Academy. Conference Pdf
This volume addresses some of the critical issues now demanding the attention of International Business teachers and researchers. From several angles, the contributions analyze factors which may explain, and/or influence the relationship between the competitiveness of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the countries in which they operate. More particularly, the four main issues address: the recent advances in the determinants and strategy of multinational business activity; the determinants of location competitiveness of countries; the competitiveness of emergent and developing countries and the locational responses of both indigenous and foreign-owned firms; and the policy challenges raised by the highly fragmented, and often uncoordinated international regulatory framework on government FDI. It is hoped the contents of the volume will be of interest to international business scholars, senior executives of multinational enterprises and national policy makers interested in advancing their competitiveness by engaging in outward, and encouraging inward foreign direct investment. This book addresses some of the critical issues now demanding the attention of International Business teachers and researchers. This book is published annually.
Foreign Direct Investment: Ownership Advantages, Firm Specific Factors, Survival And Performance by Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi,Yasuo Hoshino,Stephen John Turnbull Pdf
The purpose of the book is to extend and develop the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporation (MNCs) subsidiaries. There are several reasons for studying foreign investment and ownership. First, firms need to identify which host country industry factors are important in choosing among the various type of equity ownership (e.g. international joint ventures or wholly-owned subsidiary). Second, international diversification through foreign market entry can provide growth and profitability at rates unavailable in home markets. A third reason this warrants some attention is that type of ownership can affect attempts to counter international competition by engaging foreign rivals on their home turf. Fourth, firms have the option of choosing the appropriate equity ownership for international markets based on balancing their resources, capabilities, and international experience with their desire for ownership and control. This book extends the literature in FDI by providing empirical support for several theories and previously defined and/or tested constructs. For example, the parent and subsidiary's factors measured in this study suggest the importance of internalization and ownership advantages of Dunning's eclectic theory.
"Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) studies have evolved as one of the mainstreams in business strategy. This book presents a comprehensive perspective on the motivations behind the studies, the effects of FDI, and how it can be utilized and extended to other areas of studies. Written with a global perspective, this book not only touches upon business strategies but also covers government policies toward promoting and attracting FDI for industrial and economic development. The author, with his vast experience in consulting and research projects for multinational companies, international organizations and governments, examines real world business practices of Eastern firms and how they relate to their Western counterparts, thus making this book a valuable and practical reference not only for students, but for practitioners, too."--
Global Capitalism, FDI and Competitiveness by John H. Dunning Pdf
This volume comprises 15 of John Dunning's most widely acknowledged writings on the changing characteristics of the global economy over since the 1970s. It examines in particular how these events have shaped, and been shaped by, the growing internationalism of all forms of business activity. The book is divided into five thematic sections, each of which illustrates a particular aspect of change and the author's analysis of it. It examines: the main features of the new global economy, its origin, opportunities and challenges; the author's writings on the factors affecting the location of economic activity by international firms; the changing nature and form of the contribution of FDI and cross-border strategic alliances to economic development and to the restructuring of national economies; and the relationship between the competitive advantages of international firms and the productivity and dynamic comparative advantage of the economies in which they operate.
The Competitive Advantages of Far Eastern Business by Robert Fitzgerald Pdf
This volume discusses the causes of economic achievement in the leading East Asian countries in relation to the Porter thesis which links economic success with the capabilities of indigenous industrial clusters.
From which Foreign Direct Investment Channels can Domestic Firms Benefit the most in Developing Countries? by Yannick Koniezny Pdf
Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Economics - Foreign Trade Theory, Trade Policy, grade: 1,0, University of Dusseldorf "Heinrich Heine", language: English, abstract: In the wake of globalization, the importance of Foreign Direct Investments (henceforth FDI) has strongly increased. From 1990 to 2017 the amount of FDI inflows in the world has increased sevenfold. Most FDI expenditures flow between industrialized countries. But also developing countries show a strong increase in FDI inflows. Especially China became attractive for FDIs in the past years after reducing FDI restrictions. In the year 1978, before substantial reforms, almost no FDIs were made in China. 39 years later, in 2017, approximately 9.5% of the worldwide FDIs were conducted in China. In the same period, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of China has increased fifty-six-fold. At the same time, the export ratio of China has increased from approximately 4.5 % to 19.8 %. These developments suggest that FDI may have a positive influence on economic growth and thus on firms' growth in developing countries. Therefore, governments of developing countries try to attract their country and companies for FDI by granting tax holidays or other benefits in the hope that the domestic economy can benefit from positive FDI spillovers. Companies have various reasons to make an investment in a foreign country e.g. lower wages, new market access, better resources, etc. All those motives are linked to the superior objective of profit maximization. According to John H. Dunning’s "Eclectic paradigm", there are three conditions which must be fulfilled so that companies make an investment in a foreign country. First, the ownership advantage which means that a company must have an exclusive competitive advantage over competitors in the foreign market. Second, the location advantage which means that a company must benefit from the differences between home and host countries for example through lower wages or factor costs and third, the internalization advantage which means that a company must exploit its specific competitive advantages itself and not sell them to existing companies, e.g. in the form of licenses.
Key Success Factors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by Dusko Lukac Pdf
To define key success factors means to understand the business. In every business, certain issues or activities are key and critical to performance and to creation of competitive advantage. To develop corporate-level strategy an analysis of key success factors is not usually necessary because business-level plans define the success factors. But to summarize success factors is important in order to confirm their importance with the business-level mangers and to prove if circumstances in the business have changed. This book explains step by step which issues one non-for-profit organisation need to take into consideration in order to gain competitive advantage on foreign market. Specific focus will be given to determination of organizational structure. If there is a fit between parent and its business, the parent is likely to create the value. This book assess the fit between one non-for profit organisation (corporate parent) and its business (Western -Balkan). This can help to identify opportunities of parenting, particularly if e.g. business-unit mangers in subsidiary abroad lack the time and skills to become expert in engineering and technical issues, parent company (an expert) can create values by helping the business unit raise technical standards. Analysed is furthermore, all aspects they have impact on choice of business location, because determination of business location and choice of new location supports not only the company's survival, but also its ability to continue to grow.
Foreign Direct Investment and Governments by John Dunning,Rajneesh Narula Pdf
This new paperback edition of Foreign Direct Investment and Governments examines the dynamic relationship between foreign direct investment, governments and economic development. The book includes: * an investigation of the catalytic role played by the governments and multinationals in determining national advantages * eleven in-depth national studies of the UK, USA, Japan, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, China, Indonesia and Taiwan * analysis of all aspects of the investment development path Foreign Direct Investment and Governments is an excellent source book for students of international business.
Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Economies by Lou Anne A. Barclay Pdf
The Caribbean countries of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad-Tobago represent excellent examples of the increasingly important role played by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in less developed, micro-economies. The increased dependence of these countries on FDI, however, calls into question the attractiveness of the business environment of the region to the foreign investor. This volume examines both the investment behaviour and corporate strategies operating in these three countries, and assesses the factors which influence the motivations, location choices and market entry mode of multinationals making investments in the Caribbean.
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Strategies of Multinationals and Competition for Foreign Direct Investment by Charles Albert Michalet Pdf
Is there a trade-off among countries in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)? And, in particular, has the opening up of Central and Eastern Europe diverted FDI that otherwise would have gone to developing countries? To answer these questions, FIAS c
Risk and Foreign Direct Investment by C. White,M. Fan Pdf
Incorporating an accurate measure of risk is important to the appraisal of an international investment. This book examines and recommends how decisions on international investment projects are made. Critiquing and integrating existing theory, it shows how risk can be incorporated into the present value formula produce a clear decision rule.
Foreign Direct Investment by Yingqi Wei,V. N. Balasubramanyam Pdf
This book consists of detailed case studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa, providing a critical review of the determinants and impact of FDI on growth and development, employment, technology transfer and trade. The expert contributors examine a range of controversial issues including the contribution of the relatively large volume of FDI in China to its growth, whether India should fully liberalise its FDI regime and the impact of Mexico's membership of NAFTA on the volume of FDI it has attracted. Malaysia's economic policies, which appear to have attracted relatively large volumes of FDI but failed to generate the hoped for transmission of technology and skills are also questioned, along with the role of corruption in limiting the contribution of FDI to achieving social goals in Sub-Saharan Africa. The impressive record of the Irish Republic in attracting and harnessing FDI to development objectives is examined closely and provides a detailed analysis of policies likely to promote efficient utilisation of FDI.
Comparative Advantage, Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Average Industry Productivity by Yong Joon Jang,Hea-Jung Hyun Pdf
In this paper, we explicitly address the role of comparative advantage in effects of outward FDI on domestic productivity, both theoretically and empirically. In the theoretical framework, we place Irarrazabal, Moxnes and Opromolla's (2009) outward FDI model into Bernard, Redding and Schott's (2007) framework of international trade with heterogeneous monopolistically competitive firms and comparative advantage; and show that ex ante high average industry productivity triggered by firm self-selection enhances ex post average industry productivity during the process of increase in FDI. Using Korean industry-level data from 1992 to 2008, we also empirically test our theoretical predictions using the fixed effect model as a benchmark model, followed by system GMM estimation methods for sensitivity analysis. Our empirical findings suggest that Korean outward FDI is positively correlated with domestic productivity and this link is likely to take place in those sectors above median competitiveness measured as export-based RCA (Revealed Comparative Advantage). Thus, we find that the empirical results were consistent with previous theoretical predictions as well as our analysis.
