This book provides evidence on how FDI leads to knowledge and technology transfers towards domestic firms by paying attention to the role of multinational companies. The author presents a comprehensive empirical research conducted at firm-level in the Turkish automotive industry. Using a representative sample of face-to-face in-depth interviews with top-executives and a survey of top level managers of domestic suppliers, the research analyzes the existence, channels, intensity and determinants, and the kind of transfers that occur at both inter- and intra-firm level in the industry. The author contends that policies aimed at attracting FDI flows should be re-examined under the findings and insights of this study since it is a necessary - although not sufficient - condition to have an efficient absorptive capacity level and/or skilled human capital stock in order to benefit from these flows. This study has policy implications for the automotive industry as well as practical recommendations for the public institutions and top-executives in emerging country companies and multinationals in order to conceive and implement science and technology policies in supporting the knowledge transfers.
| ISBN: | 9783319376561 |
| Publication date: | 27th August 2016 |
| Author: | Alper Sönmez |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 371 pages |
| Series: | Contributions to Management Science |
| Genres: |
Business innovation Entrepreneurship / Start-ups Automotive technology and trades Development economics and emerging economies |
This book provides evidence on how FDI leads to knowledge and technology transfers towards domestic firms by paying attention to the role of multinational companies. The author presents a comprehensive empirical research conducted at firm-level in the Turkish automotive industry. Using a representative sample of face-to-face in-depth interviews with top-executives and a survey of top level managers of domestic suppliers, the research analyzes the existence, channels, intensity and determinants, and the kind of transfers that occur at both inter- and intra-firm level in the industry. The author contends that policies aimed at attracting FDI flows should be re-examined under the findings and insights of this study since it is a necessary - although not sufficient - condition to have an efficient absorptive capacity level and/or skilled human capital stock in order to benefit from these flows. This study has policy implications for the automotive industry as well as practical recommendations for the public institutions and top-executives in emerging country companies and multinationals in order to conceive and implement science and technology policies in supporting the knowledge transfers.
Multinational Companies, Knowledge, and Technology Transfer features in the following genres: Business innovation, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Automotive technology and trades, Development economics and emerging economies
Multinational Companies, Knowledge, and Technology Transfer is available in Paperback, Hardback
Multinational Companies, Knowledge, and Technology Transfer was written by Alper Sönmez and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Multinational Companies, Knowledge, and Technology Transfer has 371 pages
Yes it is part of Contributions to Management Science series