Enterprise internationalisation by foreign investments and technical cooperation
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the internationalisation of enterprises by specific forms of foreign direct investments (FDI) and international technical cooperation in the defence sector. Design/methodology/approach - The effects of defence FDI and international technical cooperation activities on the Slovenian economy are investigated using the input-output modelling approach. Findings - The author finds important direct and indirect effects on the Slovenian economy from the FDI and international technical cooperation inflows into enterprises. These positive effects are directly and indirectly linked to enterprises in different statistically classified industrial activities by predominance of the civil sector, which is important for the development of defence and civilian high-technological base products in different regional parts of Slovenia. Originality/value - The presented findings can be used to arrange industrial and regional development strategy and policy measures aimed at accelerating the internationalisation of enterprises and different industrial activities.
defence sector slovenia input-output analysis international investments national economy