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The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23763 The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path Barnard, Helena ichelp@gibs.co.za Alexander, Deepu UCTD International business Foreign direct investment (FDI) Investment development path Information and communication technology (ICT) Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2011. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has grown exponentially in the recent past and has become one of the most important measures of globalisation. Today, Information and communication technologies (ICT) are viewed as one of the necessary conditions for the globalisation of business activities. ICT is also seen as a general purpose utility in many developed countries. Additionally, in many developing and so called emerging economies, there have been significant investments in ICT. Very recent studies show that the adoption and investment in ICT leads to economic growth and productivity gains at a macro-level. However, the link between ICT and FDI needs further exploration, especially in least developed and developing countries. This study aims to shed more light on internal factors that might explain the behaviour of FDI in emerging and developing economies and to understand if ICT capabilities of economies play a significant factor in foreign direct investments. The results from the study show that there is indeed a relationship between ICT and FDI in developing and developed countries; however, this relationship is not significant in least developed countries. Copyright Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:52:41Z 2011-05-11 2013-09-06T15:52:41Z 2011-04-20 2011-05-11 2011-04-04 Dissertation Alexander, D 2010, The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23763 > F11/114/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23763 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042011-142446/ © 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD International business Foreign direct investment (FDI) Investment development path Information and communication technology (ICT) The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title | The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title_full | The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title_short | The relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| title_sort | relationship between information and communication technologies and foreign direct investment at the different stages of investment development path |
| topic | UCTD International business Foreign direct investment (FDI) Investment development path Information and communication technology (ICT) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23763 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042011-142446/ |