The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe - Paperback

by J. Stephan (Author)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing capital and knowledge for investment in technologically outdated and financially ailing firms.

Author Biography

Johannes Stephan has published in the field of International Business in a number of international journals. He is a
graduate from Freie Universität Berlin and received his PhD from Birmingham University in 1997. He worked at a blue chip research institute in Halle/Germany for 11 years. He is currently at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, where he moved to in 2012.