Foreign direct investment and local technological capabilities in least developed countries: some evidence from the Tanzanian manufacturing sector

Diyamett, Bitrina; Mutambla, Musambya

doi:10.1080/20421338.2014.983305

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“…The local network of Tanzanian firms is relatively homogeneous (Dantas et al 2007). Few firms (about 25 per cent of all manufacturing firms) carrying out in-house R&D investments (Diyamett and Mutambla 2014). There is limited foreign direct investment (Calignano and Vaaland 2017), which mostly comes from the EAC-integrated consumer market, and is not due to any production efficiency gains.…”

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Trade, technology, and absorptive capacity: Firm-level evidence across geographical clusters in the Tanzanian textiles and apparel sector

Saha¹,

Castro²,

Carreras³

et al. 2020

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Trade, technology, and absorptive capacity: Firm-level evidence across geographical clusters in the Tanzanian textiles and apparel sector

Saha¹,

Castro²,

Carreras³

et al. 2020

WIDER Working Paper

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“…Technology transfer through forward linkages occurs when TNCs interact with buyers who are either consumers or other firms using their intermediate products in their own production processes (Diyamett and Mutambla 2015). Ultimately, this results in buyers delivering high-quality products and services to domestic markets at reasonable and cheaper prices.…”

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“…In addition to vertical linkages, FDI may also carry technology by way of horizontal linkages. In such cases, FDI develops local technological capabilities through demonstration, competition, imitation, and labour migration (Diyamett and Mutambla 2015). Whereas the demon-stration effect occurs when host-country firms update their technologies as a result of witnessing the superior technologies possessed and utilised by TNCs, imitation happens when local firms modernise their technologies by replicating the technologies of TNCs (Saggi 2000).…”

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“…However, some of these measures are not explicitly aimed at promoting technology-based FDI, but rather directed towards attracting financial capital. Clearly, FDI inflows can be important sources of hardware and software technologies and can contribute to the development of national scientific and organisational capabilities (Diyamett and Mutambla 2015;Anyangah 2010;Chowla 2005;Sawada 2005;World Bank 1993). In fact, FDI is critical for growing African economies and stimulating human development on the continent.…”

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Foreign Direct Investment and the Transfer of Technologies to Angola's Energy Sector

Manyuchi

2016

Africa Spectrum

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The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the transfer of technology is undergoing a great deal of academic scrutiny and policy analysis. A growing body of literature shows that FDI can be a channel by which to transfer and/or acquire technology; however, there is a paucity of empirical studies on this as it relates to African economies. This article seeks to fill some of that gap by focusing on how FDI inflows are contributing to the transfer of technologies specifically into Angola's energy sector. The analysis is based on qualitative research conducted in Angola in 2014 and reveals that energy production and distribution-technology infrastructure, including machinery and human skills, have been developed largely through FDI inflows. There is, however, no evidence that this FDI has enlarged Angola's endogenous scientific and technological research capabilities in the energy sector; therefore, policies that promote these capabilities, especially manufacturing capabilities, should be introduced.

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“…FDI provides capital, facilitates the transfer and upgrading of technologies, enhances marketing skills of domestic firms, and diffuses organisational and managerial know-how for economic growth. 1 The perceived and actual benefits of FDI have caused many developing countries to implement a regime to attract foreign investors, including aspects such as investment liberalisation and a variety of national and supra-national policies. 2 Such policies are aimed at reassuring, incentivising, protecting, building trust and confidence, and generally attracting the interest of foreign investors.…”

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Inward foreign direct investment and transfer of environmentally sound technology in Angola

Manyuchi¹

2016

S. Afr. J. Sci.

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Many developing countries have relied on foreign direct investment as a primary means to acquire technologies. However, there has been inadequate empirical research on the nexus between foreign direct investment and the transfer of environmentally sound technology (EST), specifically focused on African countries. In this paper I explore whether inward foreign direct investment in Angola’s energy sector has indeed transferred ESTs. My study encompasses illustrative case studies specifically related to energy firms, and the data were drawn from literature and in-depth individual interviews. The results indicate that Angola has used its national policy framework and institutions to promote inward foreign direct investment, and has harnessed appropriate international regimes to acquire ESTs. Countries may therefore invoke sovereignty principles enshrined in constitutional provisions, or may utilise international regimes to attract ESTs through foreign direct investment. I recommend that further studies be conducted to explore this subject area, drawing examples from other African countries and differing economic sectors.

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Foreign direct investment and local technological capabilities in least developed countries: some evidence from the Tanzanian manufacturing sector

Cited by 40 publications

References 10 publications

Trade, technology, and absorptive capacity: Firm-level evidence across geographical clusters in the Tanzanian textiles and apparel sector

Trade, technology, and absorptive capacity: Firm-level evidence across geographical clusters in the Tanzanian textiles and apparel sector

Foreign Direct Investment and the Transfer of Technologies to Angola's Energy Sector

Inward foreign direct investment and transfer of environmentally sound technology in Angola

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