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The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25990 The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity Wocke, Albert ichelp@gibs.co.za Hlongwane, Xolani John UCTD Employment Fdi Gdp Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This study uses panel data to advance international business literature about the efficiency with which Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to developed countries create employment compared to developing countries. It is argued that the economic activity of a host economy in the growth of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) facilitates its ability to attract FDI. The importance of this relationship lies in the components that make the GDP a composite measure and has wide-ranging implications on governance, effectiveness and efficiency of a host country. The analysis of data confirmed the hypothesis on the efficiency of developed economies in creating employment from FDI inflows. The study further presents a detailed case, analysed from data, on the relationship between economic activities of major industrial sectors in South Africa and their ability to attract foreign investments. Furthermore, the extent to which the foreign investment creates employment in proportion to the FDI inflow is examined. The study findings support a positive relationship with GDP – FDI and employment. While similar trends were seen on industrial sectors, a declining growth in employment and FDI inflow were noticeable in South Africa. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T01:48:50Z 2012-09-27 2013-09-07T01:48:50Z 2012-03-08 2012-09-27 2012-07-01 Dissertation Hlongwane, XJ 2011, The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25990 > F/12/4/654/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25990 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07012012-151652/ © 2011, 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 Employment Fdi Gdp The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title | The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title_full | The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title_fullStr | The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title_short | The employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| title_sort | employment spillover of foreign direct investment and host country productivity |
| topic | UCTD Employment Fdi Gdp |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25990 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07012012-151652/ |