Foreign direct investment. Will FDI continue to play a pivotal role in Irelands future development?

Devin, Denise (2008) Foreign direct investment. Will FDI continue to play a pivotal role in Irelands future development? Masters thesis, Dundalk Institute of Technology.

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Abstract

This piece of research investigates, whether Ireland is reliant of FDI and is Ireland an attractive location for future investment. O'Hara (2008) states that due to the US economic downturn foreign direct investment levels will decrease in 2009. The Irish Examiner states that the US and Britain FIN share in Ireland fell by nine per cent in 2007. In order to carry out this research, six semi-structured interviews were carried out. The research was carried out in Co. Louth region with two government representatives. an IDA representative and three foreign owned companies. This dissertation researches the background to FDI, the reasons for Ireland's success and the challenges Ireland face for the continued attraction of FDI in the future. This piece of research aims to highlight these problems and the future outlook for FDI. The research is complimented by six interviews which were carried out; the views of the interviewee are in line with the literature on this subject area. The results of the research carried out suggest that Ireland can continue to attract FDI but not at the same levels as before. Ireland is unable to attract manufacturing projects. due to high cost of doing business in the country. From the research carried out. it is obvious that this type of FDI is now locating in low cost economies such as China and India. Ireland is repositioning itself as a 'knowledge- innovation led economy' to attract higher valued added activities such as marketing and professional services.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Foreign direct investment; Business costs; Knowledge economy.
Subjects:	Business
Research Centres:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Sean McGreal
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2015 09:26
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2015 09:26
URI:	https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/425

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