Foreign-Direct Investments

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the general "push" and "pull" factors of foreign-direct investment and analyzes these types of international investments made in two countries of notable global success; Sweden and China. These are two countries known for superior investment and entrepreneurial leadership and their business models are examined in light of the current status of foreign-direct investments. The paper concludes with an analysis of the driving factors that foreign-direct investments share that have made countries highly successful from an economic standpoint.

From the Paper:

"Foreign investors operate at the margins of the economy by exploiting opportunities overlooked by most, and their companies play a key role with regard to achieving long-term sustainable development based on economic growth, environmental considerations and social commitment. The best "foreign" or "international" investors are described as individuals with the unique capability to build something of recognized value around perceived opportunities. Private expenditure on research and development in any country will be insufficient to maximize the nation's productivity potential, unless it is subsidized, either through taxes or grants or some other mechanism (Erskine, 2003)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Advantage Sweden. (2005). A Programme for the Future of Companies and Jobs. Retrieved Sept.12, 2006 from http://sn.svensktnaringsliv.se/sn/puolis/2001doc.nsf/linkto/eco-
• Baumol, W. (1993). Formal Entrepreneurial Theory in Economic: Existence and Bounds. Journal of Business Venturing, 8, 197-210.
• Coates, L. (2004). Is China Headed for a Crash? Retrieved Sept. 12, 2006 from http://appli1.oecd.org/olis/2001doc.nsf/linkto/eco-wkp(2001)39/$FILE/JT00118568.pdf
• Coleman, J. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. Amer. J. Sociology 94 S95-S120.
• Erskine, A. (2003). Critical Factors in Successful R &D: An International Comparison. Retrieved Sept. 7, 2006 from http://www.ausicom.com/uploads/03_0401_ersk.doc.

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