Mothers and daughters: heterogeneity of German direct investments in the Czech Republic

0376795 - NHÚ 2012 RIV CZ eng V - Výzkumná zpráva
Münich, Daniel - Srholec, Martin - Moritz, M. - Schäffler, J.
Mothers and daughters: heterogeneity of German direct investments in the Czech Republic.
Prague: CERGE-EI, 2012. 30 s. CERGE-EI Working Paper Series, 467. ISSN 1211-3298
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT OC09017
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985998
Klíčová slova: multination corporations * foreign affiliate * heterogeneity
Kód oboru RIV: AH - Ekonomie
http://www.cerge-ei.cz/pdf/wp/Wp467.pdf

We assess heterogeneity of German affiliates in the Czech Republic and their mother companies in Germany. Using cluster analysis on micro firm level data from unique ReLoc survey, we identify five main groups of firms that can be interpreted as specializing in i) High-tech production; ii) Medium-tech production; iii) Low-tech production; iv) Interactive services; and v) Support services. The results are examined more closely by location, ownership and industry of the firms. Finally, we derive implications of these findings for technological upgrading.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0209107