scholarly journals The Role of Foreign Direct Investments in the Georgian Economy: Statistical Analyses

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Nona Gelitashvili ◽  
Sofiko Dzhvarsheishvili
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments

scholarly journals Chinese and Indian FDI in Hungary and the role of Eastern Opening policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin Völgyi ◽  
Eszter Lukács
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Location Choice ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Strategic Cooperation

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to assess the main features of Chinese and Indian investments in Hungary and the role of the Hungarian Government’s Eastern Opening policy in the attraction of investments from these two Asian giants. This paper covers the sectoral distribution, modes of market entry, and motivations of Chinese and Indian foreign direct investments. The automotive sector is the most attractive sector for investors from both countries. ICT manufacturing (electronics) and services, and the renewable energy sector are also very attractive for Chinese companies. The same is true for IT/BPO services and the chemical sector in the case of Indian companies. Chinese and Indian companies enter the Hungarian economy mainly through green-field investments or acquisitions. Market-seeking and strategic asset-seeking motives are dominant in the case of investors from both countries. This paper also puts a special emphasis on studying the impacts of Hungary’s Eastern Opening policy (launched in 2012) on Chinese and Indian investments. The findings show that the Eastern Opening policy has had a significant impact on the investment decision (location choice) of new Chinese and Indian investors and further expansion of investments by Chinese and Indian companies located in Hungary due to four factors, namely high-ranking political meetings, strategic cooperation agreements, cash grants from the Hungarian Government and supportive services of HIPA.

Inequality in Globalization: An Extension of the Gini Index from the Perspective of National Competitiveness

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-140
Author(s):  
Min-young Kim
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Gini Index ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Inequality Index ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
Double Diamond

This article studies the unequal distribution of the benefits a country enjoys from participating in globalization from the perspective of international business. As globalization is a set of mutually beneficial interactions between countries and MNCs to enhance competitiveness of each participant, benefits countries enjoy from globalization should be understood in terms of national competitiveness. In this light, this article applies the generalized double diamond (GDD) model to the analysis of national competitiveness and introduces the globalization inequality index (GII) as an extension of the Gini index to measure inequality in globalization. Statistical analyses of GIIs show that benefits from globalization are unequally distributed over countries and suggest a need for the strategic interpretation of the role of a location in the era of globalization.

The Role Of Institutions In Attracting Foreign Direct Investments

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Kristina Maric ◽  
Miroljub Shukarov
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Information Costs ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Development Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Rules Of The Game

<p class="AbstractText">The aim of this paper is to identify the role of institutions in creating a prosperous business environment for attraction of the Foreign Direct Investments. This research is based on the statement that efficient markets depend on supporting institutions that can provide the formal and informal rules of the game of a market economy, allowing a lower transaction and information costs and reducing uncertainty. Moreover, it has to be stated that the legal and governmental arrangements as well as informal institutions underpinning an economy influence corporate strategies, thus profoundly influence the operation and performance of businesses. The methodology in this paper consists of comparing statistical data for the Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, FYROM and Slovenia). The general conclusion drawn in this paper is that Western businesses entering countries with lower degree of institutional development face higher transaction costs such as bribery than in countries with higher degree of institutional development. Hence, the institutions play significant role in the process of one country’s attempt to attract Foreign Direct Investment.</p>

Separation of various Frankia strains in the Alnus and Elaeagnus host specificity groups using sugar analysis

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 764-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. St-Laurent ◽  
J. Bousquet ◽  
L. Simon ◽  
M. Lalonde
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Host Specificity ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Myrica Gale ◽  
Trimethylsilyl Derivatives ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Respective Host

To confirm the role of glycosides in the taxonomy of Frankia, 79 strains initially isolated from Alnus spp., Myrica spp., Comptonia sp., Elaeagnus spp., Shepherdia spp., and Hippophaë sp. host plants were tested for relative sugar content after 2 and 8 weeks of growth. Gas chromatography was used to separate the trimethylsilyl derivatives of sugars present in whole-cell hydrolysates of the Frankia strains; six sugars were quantitatively analyzed including 2-O-methyl-D-mannose, a sugar ubiquitous in the genus Frankia. The separation of the Frankia strains into their appropriate host specificity group (Alnus or Elaeagnus), based only on the sugar content, was achieved using statistical analyses of observations at 2 and 8 weeks. All statistical analyses correlated together and showed a significant separation between both host specificity groups. 2-O-Methyl-D-mannose, the concentration of which varied greatly between the Alnus and Elaeagnus host specificity groups, was the most discriminant sugar. Moreover, it was constant at both ages. From discriminant analysis, the separation of the various Frankia strains tested into their respective host specificity group was more precise at 2 weeks with a classification success of 97%, as compared with 78% at 8 weeks. The Myrica gale isolates that nodulated host plants from both host specificity groups were generally intermediate in their sugar content between the Alnus and Elaeagnus host specificity groups.

The long-run determinants of British capital exports, 1870–1913

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Rota ◽  
Francesco Schettino
Keyword(s):  
World Trade ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Rates Of Return ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Push And Pull Factors ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Push And Pull ◽  
Model Environment

Unlike recent contributions in the field, which discuss the geography of British overseas investments, this article focuses on the growth of capital exports from Great Britain during the period 1870–1913. Using a broader concept of foreign investments, which includes foreign direct investments (FDIs), and refocusing on the push and pull factors emphasised in earlier literature, we propose a framework able to capture the long-run determinants of British capital exports. Moreover, the framework includes elements suggested by early and recent works such as the institutional setup of the international economy and the evolution of world trade. The most relevant result, in an error correction model environment, is that the timing of British overseas investments in the long run seems to be related to the evolution of world trade, domestic growth and to the role of India as a colony. On the other hand, the attraction elements of the borrowing countries, captured by the risk-adjusted realised rates of return abroad, have been proven to matter in the short run.

scholarly journals Review HR Perspective toward the Role of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Sineenat Suasungnern ◽  
Nico Irawan ◽  
Atchara Salee ◽  
Ada Marie Gallego Mascarinas
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Labor Laws ◽  
Instrumental Study ◽  
Quality Program

The study is using a qualitative strategy to describe the HR perspective towards the Role of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Thailand by using the pervious instrumental study review. Then, the data was classified into three parts: Part I: MNCs in developing countries; Part II: Overview the context of Thailand; Part III: Review the Role of MNCs in Thailand from the HR Perspective. As Thailand is a developing country which takes into account of globalization activities, hence, MNCs play an important role to enhance the level of economic growth. The developing countries must improve their infrastructure and skilled workers to be reach the competitive advantage among region and attractive to foreign direct investments. The result of the study showed the characteristics in social context in Thailand, how the beliefs of Thai society impact ethical behavior, attitude in business and implications of HR practices. Thai political context is identified the situation of replacement employees. The study describe that the qualification require has go to foreigners rather than Thai workers. Thai labor laws has identified the inequality of Social Security Circumstances between private sector, agricultural workers, and public employees. and the role of MNCs in Thailand from the HR perspective. It shows that HRD systems must be able to enhance and build a quality program to put people to work. 

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