Multinationals Local Capacity Building And Development

Author : Xiaolan Fu,George Owusu Essegbey,Godfred Kwasi Frempong
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788113588

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Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development by Xiaolan Fu,George Owusu Essegbey,Godfred Kwasi Frempong Pdf

Drawing on original research, Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development presents an extensive analysis of MNEs in Africa, taking Ghana as a case study, and broaching subject matter previously unaddressed in the field. Looking at MNEs impacts – both positive and negative – this book examines skill transfer from foreign management to local workers, the impact of MNEs on the improvement of local production capabilities, as well as their contributions to sustainable development goals.

Author : Sakiko Fukuda-Parr,Carlos Lopes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136570513

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Capacity for Development by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr,Carlos Lopes Pdf

'The United Nations system was a pioneer in the field of technical cooperation, and capacity development is its central mandate. UNDP has long played an important leadership role in both, as a source of technical cooperation funds and advisory services and as the home of innovative intellectual research and analysis on how to make them more efficient and effective. This book [presents] a vision that builds on new possibilities for knowledge-sharing, for which the revolution in information and communications technologies offers ample opportunities... a vision that is firmly founded on genuine ownership by the ultimate beneficiaries of development efforts: the government and citizens of developing countries' From the Foreword by MARK MALLOCH BROWN, Administrator, UNDP Capacity for Development brings together innovative and well-supported studies of technical cooperation along with its potential to build sustainable capacities in developing countries, by enhancing the knowledge, skills and productive aptitudes of their populations. A team of eminent development professionals and economists examine the achievements of technical cooperation and offer recommendations for reform in the context of globalization, democratisation, the information revolution and the growth of capacities in the South. They analyse the issues from three perspectives: ownership, capacity enablers and knowledge. The team show how the complex processes involved can be restructured to produce local involvement and empowerment, set out a normative framework for the input from society, and describe a new paradigm of knowledge for capacity building in the network age. This book will be essential reading for all development professionals and policy-makers, as well as providing an invaluable research and teaching resource.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264073302

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Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Community Capacity Building Creating a Better Future Together by OECD Pdf

This book presents and analyses interesting recent developments in the field of community capacity building, in a variety of OECD and non-OECD countries. The focus is on how CCB has effected change in three major areas: social policy, local economic policy and environmental policy.

Author : Khan, Mohammad Ayub
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522502777

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Multinational Enterprise Management Strategies in Developing Countries by Khan, Mohammad Ayub Pdf

In contemporary economies, businesses must consistently make strides to remain competitive and profitable at both national and international levels. Unlike in the developed world, corporations in developing nations face a different set of challenges for achieving growth. Multinational Enterprise Management Strategies in Developing Countries is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on diverse opportunities and obstacles facing multinational corporations in emerging economies. Highlighting innovative perspectives and real-world examples, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, upper-level students, and industry professionals interested in management approaches for achieving success in international corporations.

Author : Klaus E.Meyer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788978927

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Multinational Enterprises and Emerging Economies by Klaus E.Meyer Pdf

Guided by the overarching question “how and why does the emerging economy context matter for business?”, this collection brings together key contributions of Klaus Meyer on multinational enterprises (MNEs) competing in, and originating from, emerging economies. The book also explores how outward investment strategies contribute to building internationally competitive MNEs.

Author : McIntyre, John R.,Ivanaj, Silvester,Ivanaj, Vera
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781802202410

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The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs by McIntyre, John R.,Ivanaj, Silvester,Ivanaj, Vera Pdf

The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations’ SDGs is an exploration of the place of the private sector in implementing select Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond the abundant literature published by the United Nations and journal articles, there are few book-length treatments of the unique role that multinationals play as facilitators of goal implementation and agents of change. This volume aims to stimulate debate and research on MNEs’ best practices, fleshing out many of the seventeen goals through the lens of corporate strategic choices.

Author : World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Economic development
ISBN : IND:30000111575480

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Business for Development by World Business Council for Sustainable Development Pdf

Author : The Energy Year
Publisher : The Oil & Gas Year Limited
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783022397

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The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 by The Energy Year Pdf

“There is a lot of competition around Africa, and the only way to make investors more interested in our offerings is by showcasing the real opportunities present in our country and our appetite in technology transfer.” Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 highlights Nigeria’s ambitious quest to ramp up production via marginal fields, increase its refining capacity through modular plants, advance gas utilisation with virtual pipelines and revamp its entire power sector to ultimately become Africa’s energy powerhouse. “Our strategy and focus for gas in 2021 is to drive the implementation of the country’s “Decade of Gas” initiatives and grow the overall importance of the industry via increasing its contribution to Nigeria’s GDP.” Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 elucidates how Nigeria’s energy industry has remained resilient while it undergoes a unique reshaping through its recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, as well as the launch of its “Decade of Gas” initiative and the materialising of its “refining revolution” – all of which are propelling the country on its path towards energy transition and self-sufficiency. Produced in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Power, the Department of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, this eighth edition of The Energy Year’s Nigeria series provides investors deep insight on the efforts made to push the country’s energy sector beyond the Covid-19 crisis. The report gives a detailed picture of the opportunities surrounding crude oil, natural gas and power at a time when Nigeria is driven by its pursuit of greater efficiency and a viable energy transition.

Author : Michael Blowfield,Charlotte Karam,Dima Jamali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351285551

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Development-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility: Volume 1 by Michael Blowfield,Charlotte Karam,Dima Jamali Pdf

Globalization and the professionalization of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have led to a surge of CSR activities claiming to support development across the globe. In this two volume series, the chapters explore this claim through nuanced debate about the potentialities, limitations and threats of development-oriented CSR in the developing world at both the global and local levels. Volume 1 explores whether there is a genuine possibility for corporations to contribute to development through CSR activities. With corporate reach spreading into every corner of the globe, this is a timely contribution presenting cases from developing countries spanning multiple continents. It explores the multi-level and multi-stakeholder dynamics involved in shaping the complex interface between multinational corporations (MNCs) and possibilities for CSR-related development. The chapters highlight the potential for MNCs to spread best practice and complement the role of governments in bridging governance gaps and spearheading capacity building efforts. But they also highlights serious reservations, stemming from isolated assessments, limited appreciation of the complexities of context, and the permeation of a northern agenda that marginalizes local voices.Within the larger debate on the merits and evils of globalization, this volume captures the mixed record of MNCs in promoting effective development in those parts of the world where it is most needed. This important series will be the reference source for academics, practitioners, policy-makers and NGOs involved in development-oriented CSR.

Author : Elie Chrysostome
Publisher : Springer
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030167400

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Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries by Elie Chrysostome Pdf

This book explores new perspectives on how to improve the chances of success regarding capacity building in developing and emerging countries. Drawing on lessons learned in the course of six decades of capacity building research and practice, it identifies the required conditions for the success of capacity building efforts, and suggests that a radical change in mindset has become a critical aspect in developing countries. In addition, the book discusses capacity building in connection with entrepreneurship (especially female entrepreneurship), transnational diaspora remittances, and combating corruption, which it considers to be essential drivers of sustainable development in developing and emerging countries. The book’s contributing authors represent the leading minds in capacity building research and practice, and include researchers from prestigious universities in North America, Europe and Africa, as well as international development experts from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, African Development Bank, and African Capacity Building Foundation. All authors have considerable expertise regarding capacity building issues, and represent 26 emerging and developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Caribbean Islands, North America and Europe.

Author : Leonidas C. Leonidou,Constantine S. Katsikeas,Saeed Samiee,Constantinos N. Leonidou
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788114127

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Socially Responsible International Business by Leonidas C. Leonidou,Constantine S. Katsikeas,Saeed Samiee,Constantinos N. Leonidou Pdf

Acting in a socially-responsible manner has become a crucial success factor for many international firms due to the highly complex, competitive, and volatile global environment in which they operate. This book will contribute new ideas, contemporary knowledge, and original research to the area of socially-responsible international business, and offers challenging directions for future research. Topic covered range from global environmental influences on acting in a socially-responsible way; foreign buyer reactions to responsible business and international market targeting to development of socially-responsible international business strategies.

Author : Nachum, Lilac,Uramoto, Yoshiteru
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800882157

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The Contest for Value in Global Value Chains by Nachum, Lilac,Uramoto, Yoshiteru Pdf

Who captures the value created in global supply chains? How should gaps in value capture among participants be amended and by whom? Focusing on the global apparel supply chain and employing value creation as a yardstick for evaluation of value capture, the book documents distortions in value distribution among global brands, manufacturers, labor, and consumers. It develops a novel approach for correcting for these distortions by creating a market for social justice that is based on interdependence relationships among the participants.

Author : Souleymane Doumbia
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000928389

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Multinational Corporations in West Africa by Souleymane Doumbia Pdf

This book investigates the relationship that Multinational Corporations form with Local Authorities and governments in West Africa. It argues that informal partnerships at the local level can provide significant socioeconomic benefits to communities and overcome shortfalls in state provision of infrastructure and collective goods and services. Drawing on in-depth case studies in Niger, Ghana and Liberia, the book demonstrates that Decentralized Partnerships benefit from lower transaction costs while maintaining profitability and investment protection, whereas in formal relationships between multinationals and local government, asset specificity and uncertainty are high. By complying with informal rules, which are in many ways just as restrictive as formal rules, Multinational Corporations can adapt and acculturate themselves, become actors of territorial authorities and can get around the incompleteness of the contract that binds them to the state. Reflecting on a range of local projects (educational, infrastructural, health, micro-financial, entrepreneurial), this book provides a rich and detailed assessment of the interactions between Local Authorities and Multinational Firms. The book will be useful to upper-level students and researchers across the fields of economics, business, sociology, anthropology and African studies as well as to development practitioners and regional and international organizations with interest in the functioning of Multinational Corporations in local environments.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264031326

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Infrastructure to 2030 (Vol.2) Mapping Policy for Electricity, Water and Transport by OECD Pdf

This book assesses the long-term future viability of current business models in electricity, water, rail, and urban public transport and presents policy recommendations.

Author : Lyuba Zarsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136562730

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International Investment for Sustainable Development by Lyuba Zarsky Pdf

International Investment for Sustainable Development critically examines the interface between sustainability, development, and the governance of international investment. It challenges the conventional view that foreign direct investment is a 'miracle drug' for developing countries and exposes serious shortcomings in the current international investment regime. Composed of norms, agreements, treaties and regulations, the emerging investment regime expands the rights of transnational corporations (TNCs) without commensurate rewards for the common good. Drawing on both research and engaged advocacy, the contributors ultimately map out a new way forward, towards the creation and implementation of international investment rules that will promote global sustainability and equity.