identifying the factors affecting technology transmission through foreign direct investment (fdi) experimental control: iranian nanotechnology industry

The Country Risks and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

T he importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries has begun to spread very rapidly, especially after the transition of command economies countries into open markets. Many countries see attracting FDI as an important element in their strategy for economic growth because FDI is widely regarded as an amalgamation of capital, technology, marketing, and management...

Identifying the Factors Affecting Government Support for Iranian Automotive Industry

This study aims to identify the factors affecting government support for Iranian automotive industry. Initially, based on the research literature, a set of factors was identified and designed as an analytic network process model. To investigate the analytic network model using the Delphi method, the opinion of 25 experts associated with government support for the automotive industry was used to...

Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment

We use a new firm level data set which establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries—close to a comprehensive picture of global multinational activity—. A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs between rich countries. The share of vertical FDI (subsidiaries which provide inputs to their parent firms) is larg...

The Development of the Steel Industry Enhanced by the Flows of Foreign Direct Investment (fdi)

D. Mates, West University, Faculty of Economics, Timisoara; M. Socoliuc, “Stefan cel Mare” University, Faculty of Economics, Suceava, Romania. Despite the international economic crisis, the European Union has managed to maintain its important position in the world exports of metalwork manufactures, with slight imbalances recorded on its markets in 2010 and under circumstances of little importan...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Trade—Substitutes or Complements? An Application to the Processed Food Industry

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (fdi) on Women’s Entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurs around the world have increasingly contributed to innovation, employment, and wealth creation (Brush & Cooper, 2012; Brush, de Bruin, & Welter, 2009). Studies suggest that foreign direct investment can be an important determinant of entrepreneurship in general. However, the link between foreign ventures and women entrepreneurs remains under-researched. Therefore, we suggest ...