Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the Life Science Industry in the Gothenburg Region
| Abd-El-Samie, Jasmen | ||
| Svensson, Maria | ||
| University of Gothenburg/Graduate School | eng | |
| Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School | swe | |
| 2021-06-28T12:59:03Z | ||
| 2021-06-28T12:59:03Z | ||
| 2021-06-28 | ||
| MSc in International Business and Trade | sv | |
| This study aimed to identify why foreign-owned life science companies decide to locate abroad and also to identify the challenges that the companies experience. The Gothenburg region was chosen to investigate as a practical case. The study was performed through a qualitative study conducted through primary data (interviews) and secondary data. From the organization Business Region Gothenburg (BRG), we received data of foreign-owned life science companies located in the Gothenburg region. The literature review was mainly based on Dunning’s (2009) four FDI location motives; resource seeking, market seeking, efficiency seeking, and strategic asset-seeking. Also, the challenges that companies may experience abroad were investigated. Our findings concluded that most of the companies mainly located themselves in the region due to market seeking and strategic asset-seeking motives. This was done mainly to increase their sales or to acquire knowledge and technological capabilities. | sv | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/2077/68812 | ||
| eng | sv | |
| Master Degree Project | sv | |
| 2021:1 | sv | |
| SocialBehaviourLaw | ||
| Life Science | sv | |
| FDI | sv | |
| Medical technology | sv | |
| Biotechnology | sv | |
| Pharmaceuticals | sv | |
| Motives | sv | |
| Gothenburg region | sv | |
| West Sweden | sv | |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the Life Science Industry in the Gothenburg Region | sv | |
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| Master 2-years | ||
| H2 |