Abstract
This article examines how foreign direct investments influence the performance and entrepreneurship of domestic firms, a crucial question for economies – especially transition economies – driven by the incursion of global, exogenous factors. This research uses a qualitative research methodology, and specifically a case study method. The country in question is Macedonia, a Southeast European economy. Further, the study is interested in the way foreign direct investments shape the overall business environment. Overall, the results point to the influence of foreign firms in assisting business activity. The impact of foreign investment is, in general, positive, and tends to influence the restructuring process of domestic economy.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Cooperative Authoritarians and Regime Stability
- FDI Uppers and Downers: A Macedonian Case Study
- Commentary
- Bruce Mazlish and Global History
- Review Essay
- Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott: Blockchain Revolution
- Documentation
- America’s Global Moment: Italy Witnesses the Spanish-American War
- Book Reviews
- Barry Buzan and George Lawson: The Global Transformation: History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations
- Tim Bartley, Sebastien Koos, Hiram Samel, Gustavo Setrini and Nik Summers: Looking Behind the Label: Global Industries and the Conscientious Consumer
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Cooperative Authoritarians and Regime Stability
- FDI Uppers and Downers: A Macedonian Case Study
- Commentary
- Bruce Mazlish and Global History
- Review Essay
- Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott: Blockchain Revolution
- Documentation
- America’s Global Moment: Italy Witnesses the Spanish-American War
- Book Reviews
- Barry Buzan and George Lawson: The Global Transformation: History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations
- Tim Bartley, Sebastien Koos, Hiram Samel, Gustavo Setrini and Nik Summers: Looking Behind the Label: Global Industries and the Conscientious Consumer