Presents the initial findings of an ongoing study into the motives and uses of the joint venture by British investors in the Czech Republic. Observes that, despite the many opportunities presented of doing business in Eastern Europe, the British have been slow to invest; the UK does not feature...

Measures the influence a foreign take‐over has on the performance of a firm. More precisely, compares the performance of Belgian companies that have been taken over by Belgians with the performance of Belgian companies that have been taken over by foreigners. Concludes that foreign takeovers...

The fragmentation of the Soviet Union has left its citizens tired of promises and hungry for positive results. However, while the current transitional period in the former Soviet states (FSS) from the command economy to the market economy has added enormous hurdles for ordinary working people...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) manifests itself in different ways and in order to evaluate the likely impact of FDI it is necessary to examine the strategic aspirations of multinational enterprises (MNE). This involves analysing the entry modes which MNEs use to gain access to foreign markets...

The markets of Eastern Europe have given a great opportunity to potential foreign investors, especially since 1989. This market consists of 400 million possible consumers. Before the recent reforms, there was already some co‐operation, especially joint ventures, but these were rare. In the two...

This article examines the nature and role of foreign direct investment in Bulgaria. Set in the context of the transitional economies of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the article serves to illustrate the importance of foreign direct investment in bolstering the market system,...

The paper examines the role played by foreign direct investment in developing local linkages in Singapore’s electronics industry. Backward material linkages have developed as a result of two processes: the development of indigenous local suppliers, mostly within the fabricated parts sector,...

The development of multinational subsidiaries is of interest to academics, policy‐makers and the business community. Although there is a considerable literature on subsidiary typologies, there is a dearth of empirical investigation to accompany this. This article reports on a field‐work...

Industrial development in ASEAN is closely related to structural changes and industrial adjustments taking place in the industrial countries and the other developing economies in the Asia‐Pacific region. Some activities which have been edged out or phased out in the process of industrial...

Against the background of the hotly‐debated issue of Germany’s attractiveness as a manufacturing location, the article assesses whether, and to what extent, the extraordinary growth of German direct foreign investment (DFI) into Eastern and Central Europe (ECE) can be connected to a...