An analysis of the impact of FDI in developing countries based on preconditions, absorptive capacity and benefits

dc.contributor.advisorMoyo, Solomonen
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateMabena, Simon Malikhanyeen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-09T07:17:21Z
dc.date.available2013-04-30en
dc.date.available2013-09-09T07:17:21Z
dc.date.created2013-04-25en
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.date.submitted2013-02-23en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.en
dc.description.abstractThe 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
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dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.identifier.citationMabena, 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.otherF13/4/196/zwen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-130135/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/30623
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_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.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectAbsorptive capacityen
dc.subjectLocal firmsen
dc.subjectBenefitsen
dc.subjectForeign firmsen
dc.subjectPreconditionsen
dc.titleAn analysis of the impact of FDI in developing countries based on preconditions, absorptive capacity and benefitsen
dc.typeDissertationen

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