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dc.contributor.advisor | Moyo, Solomon | en |
dc.contributor.postgraduate | Mabena, Simon Malikhanye | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-09T07:17:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-30 | en |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-09T07:17:21Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-04-25 | en |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en |
dc.date.submitted | 2013-02-23 | en |
dc.description | Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The growth of FDI inflow to developing countries is increasing, so have the questions of why some developing countries have succeeded in attracting and absorbing FDI benefits. These countries are seen to have found the right fit between the FDI attraction and the developmental agenda. Profound questions about the true value of FDI to host countries are addressed in this study. While FDI attraction may be justified on the basis of FDI benefits by foreign firms, it still remains critical to establish whether these benefits are automatic. As an attempt to answer these questions, this dissertation uses both firm level and country level data to investigate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on developing countries.Interesting findings emerge from this study. The findings are in form of an interrelated structure setting, the study showed that technology, skills transfer and employment benefits via FDI take place only when the host country has the sufficient level of human capital, infrastructure and good local firms. And that the country must have stable political environment, consistent macroeconomic policy and good institutions in order to continue attracting FDI. | en |
dc.description.availability | unrestricted | en |
dc.description.department | Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Mabena, SM 2012, An analysis of the impact of FDI in developing countries based on preconditions, absorptive capacity and benefits, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30623 > | en |
dc.identifier.other | F13/4/196/zw | en |
dc.identifier.upetdurl | http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-130135/ | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30623 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Pretoria | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. | en |
dc.subject | UCTD | en_US |
dc.subject | Absorptive capacity | en |
dc.subject | Local firms | en |
dc.subject | Benefits | en |
dc.subject | Foreign firms | en |
dc.subject | Preconditions | en |
dc.title | An analysis of the impact of FDI in developing countries based on preconditions, absorptive capacity and benefits | en |
dc.type | Dissertation | en |