The Presence of Foreign Capital and the Internationalization of Portuguese Industrial SMEs [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between the firms’ ownership and control structure, in particular the presence of foreign capital, and their internationalization levels, measured in terms of intensity and diversification. The international performance of Portuguese SMEs, which is crucial for the domestic economy’s
Lobo, Carla Azevedo +2 more
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Privatization, Underpricing and Welfare in the Presence of Foreign Competition [PDF]
AbstractWe analyze privatization in a differentiated oligopoly setting with a domestic public firm and foreign profit‐maximizing firms. In particular, we examine pricing below marginal cost by the public firm, the optimal degree of privatization, and the relationship between privatization and foreign ownership restrictions.
Ghosh, A., Mitra, M., Saha, B.
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A Note on Return on Foreign Assets and Foreign Presence for UK Multinationals* [PDF]
Within the context of the international business literature on multinationality and performance we develop new data on the foreign presence and performance of large UK multinational enterprises (MNEs). There are 32 UK MNEs for which we can obtain data on both their degree of multinationality (measured by the ratio of foreign to total (F/T) sales) and ...
Alan M. Rugman +2 more
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The Role of Foreign Presence in the Technology Transfer [PDF]
Many empirical studies have shown that a large part of the growth productivity is realized through foreign technology, so the objective of this paper is to test the role of foreign presence in the technology transfer through the analysis of its impact on productivity for Tunisian manufactory sector-based over the period 1990-2012.
Imen Daoud Naanaa, Fethi Sellaouti
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Presence of music elements in teaching Spanish as a foreign language [PDF]
This article aims to analyze the presence of musical elements as well as the importance of the use of music in the process of learning a foreign language with a focus on the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
Maričić-Mesarović Sanja +1 more
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A misdiagnosed laryngeal foreign body causing recurrent wheezing in a pediatric patient: Case report
Key clinical message The recurrence of respiratory symptoms without a clear clinical reason in children can be secondary to the presence of an unknown foreign body of the airways. In such cases, endoscopy of the airways is always necessary, regardless of
Francesca Fraccaroli +8 more
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The presence of a foreign body in the airway is a potentially life-threatening clinical condition that requires urgent medical attention. We present a case of a 12-year-old boy who presented in the emergency room with a history of an episode of choking ...
José Juan Gómez-Ramos +3 more
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Afghan Challenges and their Impact on Reconfiguration of Foreign Military Presence
Against the background of wide range of the “Islamic state” terrorismin the Middle East, the aggravating civil war in Afghanistan does not reduce the threat of destabilization beyond Russia’s southern borders.
M. Konarovskiy
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Does Foreign Presence Influence the Level of Firm Technical Efficiency? Evidence from Africa
This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment on the level of firm technical efficiency in West Africa. Firms from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia were sampled due to the fact that they used to belong to the British Empire ...
Anthony Orji +3 more
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Strategic Environmental Policies in the Presence of Foreign Direct Investment [PDF]
We analyse strategic environmental standards in the presence of foreign direct investment (FDI). A foreign firm located in a host country competes with a domestic firm in another country to export a homogeneous good to a third country. We also extend the model to allow the number of FDI to be endogenous.
Kayalica, M. Ozgur, Lahiri, Sajal
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