Download or read book Foreign Direct Investments in Small Business in Transition Economies written by Miklós Szanyi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investments in Small Business of Transition Economies written by Miklos Szanyi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public notion usually attributes superior qualities to foreign direct investments in transition economies. According to a common belief they are equipped with modern technology, possess up-to-date managerial capacities, use state-of-the-art management practices, are more effective than local companies and show better financial performances. These qualities clearly distinguish foreign ventures from domestic ones. There is an empirical evidence that proves existence of these differences. Still, what applies to foreign investments in general is not necessarily applicable to all ventures, to all types and groups of foreign-owned companies. Up till now little attention has been paid to FDI in small business. A question automatically rises: are small foreign ventures in the same advantageous position as their large multinational counterparts? Obviously, there must be substantial differences, since small companies do not possess those scale and scope advantages that multinational companies do. The single most important result of this research was the discovery of similarities between domestic and foreign-owned small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in five transition economies. General hypotheses (based on surveys of primarily big business) of FDIs operation were not supported. Performance measures, capitalization, the evaluation of obstacles of growth and business environment, possibilities of obtaining bank loans were in most cases very similar for domestic and foreign SMEs. A possible explanation of this is that foreign SMEs behave more like domestic SMEs than like big foreign (multinational) businesses. Registration and licensing as a barrier to entry affected domestic and foreign firms similarly, basically posing no serious problem for them. Those areas where business was negatively affected were identical for domestic and foreign firms: high taxes and social security payments, lack of transparency and frequent changes of economic regulations. Capitalization of foreign ventures was not usually higher than that of domestic ones. Major differences were found only in the source structure of capital. Not surprisingly, foreign suppliers' commercial credits as well as mother companies' capital transfers played a significant role in the case of FDIs. Interestingly, the share of bank credits was very low in all countries in the finance of all types of capital needs. Profitability and growth expectations of FDIs were not especially outstanding compared to expectations, either. Still, both the average employment and the average asset value increased substantially in all surveyed countries, indicating a vigorous growth of foreign companies.

Download or read book Small Firms as Foreign Investors Case Studies from Transition Economies written by and published by OECD. This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from a high-level conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, to discuss investment by small and medium sized enterprises in transition economies. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. FDI in and by SMEs in transition economies 3. SMEs in transition economies and the role of FDI: potential and possibilities of promotion 4. The potential and actual role of SMEs in cross border investment 5. Foreign investment and small and medium-sized enterprises 6. Between Icarus' flight and Heron's boat: the case of Bulgarian SMEs 7. Small foreign enterprises in the Czech republic 8. Are Latvian SMEs ready for internationalisation? 9. Small entrepreneurship development in Russia: interim results of monitoring 1993-1995 10. Foreign direct investment in Russia's small businesses: problems and prospects 11. Financing for FDI in and by SMEs 12. Non-financial support for cross border SME development 13. Successful backward linkage programs in Ireland, Singapore and Chinese Taipei.

Download or read book Multinational Corporations and Local Firms in Emerging Economies written by Eric Rugraff and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order for foreign direct investment to have deep and lasting positive effects on host countries, it is essential that multinational corporations have close direct and indirect interaction with local firms. A valuable addition to the emerging literature on multinational-local firm interfaces, this book provides a number of case studies from emerging economies that examine such mutually beneficial business relationships and the policy measures necessary to support them.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment And Small And Medium Enterprises Productivity And Access To Finance written by Khee Giap Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a large literature dealing with the spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to emerging and developing economies at the aggregate level. Beyond the aggregate impacts, a growing number of studies also examine the impact of FDI spillovers on firms of different sizes, especially small and medium enterprises (SME). This book is dedicated to exploring issues relating to the various interactions between FDI flows, productivity spillovers and SMEs in Asia and beyond. It studies globalization, FDI, and regional innovation in China, and trade and investment liberalization in India. It analyses how to promote SMEs and enhance labor productivity in Singapore. It investigates the impact of intellectual property rights processes on productivity growth. It documents the use of finance and financing patterns of informal firms. It uses empirical analysis to point out the limitations of traditional banks lending to SMEs and suggests possible policy approaches facilitating them to access growth capital. It also provides an empirical investigation of the main determinants of entrepreneurial activities.

Download or read book Direct Investment in Economies in Transition written by Klaus Meyer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the business environment and conditions facing the foreign investor in Central and Eastern Europe, and assesses exiting statistical and qualitative economic studies. The volume also critically examines transaction cost theory and the theory of the multinational firm under the conditions of economic transition. Pointing to a reorientation of research focusing on firms as organizations, the author challenges the theoretical foundations of current research. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Host country effects of foreign direct investment the case of developing and transition economies written by Andreas Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While progress towards the liberalisation of foreign direct investment regimes in economies in transition may make countries more attractive to FDI, competitive bidding may cancel out the efforts of individual economies to attract the volume and quality of foreign investment they seek. A more co-operative approach may maximise the benefits for all the recipients of FDI in a region. The existing frameworks of economic co-operation in the ESCAP region, many of which include investment co-operation, may be relevant. This publication contains papers from a seminar on FDI policy in the economies of north and central Asia: India, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and the Russian Federation.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment and Integration Into Global Production and Distribution Networks written by Bart?omiej Kami?ski and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integration into the production and marketing arrangements of multinational corporations may offer many benefits to transition economies that, after a long period of isolation, have liberalized trade and investment. The fragmentation of production offers a unique opportunity for producers in developing countries to move from servicing small local markets to supplying large firms abroad and, indirectly, their customers all over the world.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies written by Terri Lynn Ziacik and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Development in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union written by David Turnock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the achievement of further EU and NATO enlargement, a critical political and economic lens is now focused on East Central Europe and, to a lesser extent, the other former communist states. Economic growth in each transition state - and more broadly the region - pivots around the prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI), with decisions on where foreign investors will locate their projects now vitally important. This book - the first one devoted to a geographical survey concentrating specifically on FDI in the region - brings together a wide range of prominent authors from the US and Europe, including the late Frank Carter, to provide a timely and critical examination of the importance of foreign investment. It presents a detailed analysis of location patterns and their significance for regional development, with particular emphasis given to the important socioeconomic and political consequences of uneven distribution of FDI across the region and its constituent countries. Divided into two parts, the book first deals with general overarching themes and issues before applying these to more specific country case studies. The second part deals with regional studies, focusing broadly on the Western Balkans and Bulgaria, before looking at specific economic sectors in individual countries.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in Transitional Economies written by Michael Du Pont and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-08-17 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Direct Investment in Transitional Economies presents a detailed investigation into the recent changes in the patterns and determinants in inflows of FDI to transitional economies. The author re-evaluates conventional theories of FDI, and analyses the many changes taking place in the nature of international business, both in terms of the drives of the trans-border transactions, and the strategic orientation of the firms that engage in those transactions. This comparative investigation is based on original research detailing the experiences of FDI in the economies of China and Poland through case studies of over 200 multinationals, and takes into account the dynamic forces of globalization and their effects on FDI.

Download or read book Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies written by Merita Zulfiu Alili and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a panel dataset of bilateral flows of foreign direct investment (FDI), we study the determinants of FDI in transition economies, with particular reference to Macedonia's performance. Even though Macedonia has been introducing extensive fiscal and business sector reforms, so far it has been lagged in attracting foreign investment. Following the empirical approach used in previous studies and the theoretical discussion presented in Chapters 2 this study specifies both static and dynamic models. The static models, both fixed and random effects, do not give the best specification. The empirical work confirms the expectation of the positive feedback effect of past FDI onto current FDI. The negative and significant coefficient of distance indicates that FDI is determined by gravity factors. In addition, GDP of the host country, unit labour costs, trade openness, English language are also important determinants of FDI in transition economies. Our suggestion is that the econometric findings on the determinants of FDI in transition economies using small dataset and static models should be accepted only with caution.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in the Successor States of Yugoslavia written by Joel I. Deichmann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: T​his edited volume offers a descriptive analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and cumulative stock, industrial composition, and important spatial trends for each successor state of former Yugoslavia: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. The chapters are written by academic experts on the topic from each of these countries and are organised systematically in order to facilitate comparison between the states. The aim of this book is to advance scholarly knowledge about FDI in Southeastern Europe 25 years after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Each chapter includes a summary of scholarly contributions published on the topic in English-language and local language journals, a discussion of origins, composition by industry, and location choice within the country from 1995-2018, using Dunning's (1980) eclectic paradigm as a discussion framework. The chapters conclude with prospects for FDI over the next twenty-five years with emphasis on economic growth projections, EU integration, and other relevant country-specific considerations the local authors deem relevant. Special attention is given to specific companies operating in Yugoslavia prior to its breakup and how these firms have been impacted by dissolution, recession, efforts toward European Union membership. The authors also examine the past and potential impact of FDI from unforeseen events such as the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19. This book appeals to scholars of geography, international business, economics, and economic history of the former Yugoslavia as well as professionals working in the region and on related topics elsewhere.

Download or read book Integration Through Foreign Direct Investment written by Gábor Hunya and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2000-01-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book. . . represents a very valuable contribution to the literature on the role of FDI in development in Central and Eastern Europe. It is therefore a must for both scholars and practitioners who are involved in foreign investment in economies in transition.' - Marjan Svetlicic, Transnational Corporations 'The book goes a long way toward understanding a host of key issues related to the emerging pattern of MNC-cum-host collaborative growth in Central and Eastern Europe.' - from the foreword by Terutomo Ozawa, Colorado State University, US This book explores whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can contribute to the competitiveness of industries in Central Europe and to narrowing the gap between these transition economies and countries within the European Union.

Download or read book Taxation and Foreign Direct Investment written by Centre for Co-operation with Economies in Transition and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of consultations carried out in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic on the role of the tax system in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). It provides information on the design of tax systems to facilitate the formulation of taxation policies in the region, and makes specific recommendations for ensuring that the tax systems do not inhibit FDI.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment by Smaller UK Firms The Success and Failure of First Time Investors Abroad written by Peter J. Buckley and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-06-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest risks any company can take is the setting-up of an overseas production subsidiary. The production subsidiary requires the greatest capital with the possibility of the total investment being lost should the venture fall. It is to reduce that risk that this book has been written.