Ricerche e Rassegne/Working Papers 1991
Politica italiana nell'area mediterranea
Struttura e congiuntura nell'attuale momento economico della Corea Meridionale
The gradual awakening of japanase direct investiment in Italy
POLITICA ITALIANA NELL'AREA MEDITERRANEA
di Arianna Arisi Rota
| Sintesi/Summary | Pag. | 5 |
| Introduzione | " | 7 |
| 1. Sezione geopolitica e politica strategica | " | 10 |
| 2. Sezione economica | " | 21 |
| 3. Sezione socio-demografica | " | 26 |
| 4. Sezione culturale | " | 29 |
| Considerazioni generali | " | 31 |
| Nota sull'autore | " | 35 |
STRUTTURA E CONGIUNTURA NELL'ATTUALE MOMENTO ECONOMICO
DELLA COREA MERIDIONALE
di Antonio Tescari
| 1. L'Asia Orientale e la Corea del Sud | Pag. | 5 |
| 2. Profilo dell'economia coreana | " | 13 |
| 3. I settori High-Tech | " | 26 |
| 3.1 L'industria elettronica | " | 29 |
| 3.2 Le Telecomunicazioni | " | 37 |
| 4. Ricerca e sviluppo - Trasferimento delle Tecnologie | " | 48 |
| 5. La recente congiuntura | " | 55 |
| Nota sull'autore | " | 60 |
THE GRADUAL AWAKENING OF JAPANASE DIRECT INVESTMENT IN ITALY
di Stivie Kim
| Introduction | Pag. | 6 |
| 1.1 Aim of the paper | " | 6 |
| 1.2 Methodology of the research | " | 7 |
| 1.3 Organization of the paper | " | 9 |
| Major issues and theories concerning Japanase FDI | " | 11 |
| 2.1 Portfolio vs. direct investment: basic definition | " | 11 |
| 2.2 Basis of foreign direct investment | " | 12 |
| The eclectic theory of FDI | " | 12 |
| 2.3 Japanase manufacturing firms' investment behaviours | " | 16 |
| 2.4 Competitiveness of European industries | " | 17 |
| General overview of Japanase direct investment | " | 19 |
| 3.1 Characteristics of Japanase FDI | " | 21 |
| 3.2 The shift from developing nations to advanced nations | " | 22 |
| Japanase participation in Europe | " | 25 |
| 4.1 The impact of the EC Unification | " | 26 |
| The extent of Japanase presence in Italy | " | 29 |
| 5.1 Italian competitive advantages | " | 34 |
| Insignificant Japanase presence in Italy | " | 36 |
| 6.1 Unfavourable image of Italy | " | 37 |
| The Federconsorzi disaster | " | 39 |
| 6.2 Psychic distance variables | " | 41 |
| The language barrier | " | 41 |
| Legal and commercial framework | " | 44 |
| Culture differences | " | 47 |
| 6.3 Infrastructure | " | 48 |
| 6.4 Costs of factors of production | " | 49 |
| 6.5 Market size considerations | " | 50 |
| A closer look at the pioneers | " | 54 |
| 7.1 Toray/Alcantara | " | 54 |
| 7.2 YKK | " | 58 |
| 7.3 Honda | " | 64 |
| Transferability of Japanase management in Italy | " | 71 |
| 8.1 Japanase management: definitions | " | 71 |
| 8.2 Issues concerning Japanase management transferability | " | 72 |
| 8.3 The extent of transferability in Italy | " | 73 |
| Conclusion | " | 80 |
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