The competitive advantage of regions and nations [[electronic resource] ] : technology transfer through foreign direct investment / / Boris Ricken and George Malcotsis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785651003321
• Autore: Ricken Boris
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2011
• ISBN: 1-315-61490-1; 1-317-03763-4; 1-317-03762-6; 1-283-04757-8; 9786613047571; 1-4094-0239-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MalcotsisGeorge
• Disciplina: 338.926; 338.9'26-dc22
• Soggetti: Technology transfer - Economic aspects; Investments, Foreign
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Theoretical foundations -- pt. 2. The practical process.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Competitive Advantage of Regions and Nations, the authors stress that companies, investment promotion agencies, and government bodies cannot simply sit and wait until new technologies arrive in their domain. Rather, they need to manage the identification, assessment, attraction, absorption and application of new technologies.In this comprehensive book, Boris Ricken and George Malcotsis explain how technology transfer in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects can be systematically managed. Using some 40 case studies as illustration, they give step-by-step guidance for managers.