LEADER 05205nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910811009403321 005 20240313233632.0 010 $a1-281-86731-4 010 $a9786611867317 010 $a1-86094-801-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000551764 035 $a(EBL)1214424 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000291831 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12113834 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291831 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253912 035 $a(PQKB)10832883 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1214424 035 $a(WSP)0000P431 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1214424 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10698858 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL186731 035 $a(OCoLC)854972426 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000551764 100 $a20060215d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClosing the EU East-West productivity gap $eforeign direct investment, competitiveness, and public policy /$fDavid A. Dyker 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cImperial College Press ;$aHackensack, NJ $cDistributed by World Scientific$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86094-629-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Productivity and Social Capability - A Historical and Analytical Framework David A. Dyker and Leonardo Iacovone; Social Capability and Technological Congruence; Why Trade Enhances Productivity; Traditional trade models offer no conclusive answer; So, are we back with X-efficiency?3; Increasing returns and economies of scale; Technological catch-up; Uncertainty and externalities; Foreign Direct Investment, MNCs and Productivity-Some Initial Generalizations 327 $aSocial Capability, Technological Congruence and Foreign Direct Investment References; Chapter 2 Identifying the Channels and Mechanics of FDI-Induced Technology Transfer David A. Dyker, Leonardo Iacovone and Cordula Stolberg; Own-Plant Effects and Spillovers; Horizontal spillovers; Vertical spillovers; Negative spillovers from FDI; Foreign Direct Investment and the Mechanics of Technology Transfer; The OLI/spillover approach; The strategic technology transfer/network-building approach; References 327 $aChapter 3 Analyzing FDI in Central-East Europe on the Basis of Sample Surveys Boris Majcen, Slavo Rados?evic and Matija Rojec Introduction; Our Conceptual Approach; Methodology and Sample; Descriptive Analysis; Autonomy of subsidiaries; Market orientation and structure of suppliers; Effects of industrial integration on local subsidiaries; Competence profile of subsidiaries; Internal and external sources of competitiveness; Financial integration; Upgrading activities; Conclusions; References 327 $aChapter 4 Analyzing FDI in Central-East Europe through Case Studies David A. Dyker, Katie Higginbottom, Niels Kofoed and Cordula Stolberg Methodology; The Questionnaire; Results of the Interviews; Business strategy; Is there a productivity gap or not?; FDI and human capital formation; FDI and local educational and R&D facilities; Does FDI ever help local suppliers to raise their game?; Is the picture any different in the electronics sector?; Is the picture any different in the services sector?; The issue of country specificity; Country specificity and convergence; References 327 $aChapter 5 Checking the Results of the Case Study Interviews An Essay in Triangulation Leonardo Iacovone and Niels Kofoed Introduction; The Global Literature; Macro-econometric studies; Micro-econometric studies; Cross-sectional studies; Panel data studies; Case Studies from a Global Perspective; Summary of principal lessons from case studies; Firm-level absorptive capacity-learning, innovation and path dependence; Multinational strategy and subsidiary development; Market orientation-local and export markets; Sectoral structure and technological trajectories 327 $aPartnership and alliances-'packaged' technologies, the OEM model, alliances and joint-ventures 330 $aA product of the Framework V research project, this book addresses one of the key problems facing the EU today: Why is the 'new' EU so much poorer than the 'old', and how will EU enlargement help to solve the problem? Focusing on the productivity problems underlying the East-West gap, it looks in particular at the role that foreign investment and R&D can play in closing it. Against that background, the book assesses what role proactive development policy might play in attacking the roots of low social productivity. Concluding that there will be a clear-cut process of convergence between East a 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$zEurope, Eastern 607 $aEurope$xEconomic integration 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign 676 $a338.94 700 $aDyker$b David A$0127238 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811009403321 996 $aClosing the EU East-West productivity gap$94024392 997 $aUNINA