Internationalisation Theory and Technological Accumulation - An Investigation of Multinational Affiliates in East Germany

Informationen zum Autor BJÖRN JINDRAis researcher at the Halle Institute of Economic Research in Germany. He obtained a BA in European Studies and Economics from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK and his MA in the Political Economy of Eastern Europe and Russia from the School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies at University College London, UK. In 2010 he was awarded a Doctorate in Science and Technology Policy at SPRU, University of Sussex, UK. He contributed to research projects in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh EU Framework Programme on various aspects of foreign direct investment, transition and economic cohesion. Klappentext This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer! and discusses the policy implications of this new approach for economic development. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer! and discusses the policy implications of this new approach for economic development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Theory of Technological Accumulation and Firms' Internationalisation Data Descriptive Overview Location Choice of Multinationals Localisation of MNEs' Technological Activities Technological Spillovers from MNEs Main Contributions, Limitations and Further Research Index

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Introduction The Theory of Technological Accumulation and Firms' Internationalisation Data Descriptive Overview Location Choice of Multinationals Localisation of MNEs' Technological Activities Technological Spillovers from MNEs Main Contributions, Limitations and Further Research Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: B Jindra, B. Jindra, Bjorn Jindra
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781349344864
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34486-4
• Pages: 273
• Thèmes: Studies in Economic Transition; Studies in Economic Transition
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie publique; B, Economic Policy, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic Theory, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional/Spatial Science, Industrial Organization, Regional and Spatial Economics, regional economics, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Spatial economics, International Political Economy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economic theory and philosophy, International Political Economy’, development;Economic Development;transition