Employment and technological choice of multinational enterprises in developing countries (a literature review and a case study)

Newfarmer R., Marsh L. and Moreira L.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on employment creation and choice of technology of multinational enterprises in developing countries, comprising a literature survey and a case study of Brazil - examines the theoretical background; based on a sample survey (1974-1978), discusses ownership, technical rigidities, market structure, size of enterprise, vertical integration, etc., and tests the hypothesis that foreign enterprises choose more capital intensive techniques. References.

Keywords: employment creation; choice of technology; multinational enterprise.; theory; sample; survey.; ownership; market.; size of enterprise; vertical integration; foreign enterprise.; capital intensive; création d'emploi; choix de technologie; entreprise multinationale; théorie; échantillon; enquête; propriété; marché; dimension de l'entreprise; intégration verticale; entreprise étrangère; forte intensité de capital; creación de empleos; elección de tecnología; empresa multinacional; teoría; muestra; encuesta; propiedad; mercado; tamaño de la empresa; integración vertical; empresa extranjera; alto coeficiente de capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 P. pages
Date: 1983
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