标题：Operations Performed by Business Environment Institutions in the Process of Foreign Investment Acquisition: a Case Study of Investor Service Centres
期刊名称：Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy
印刷版ISSN：1689-765X
电子版ISSN：2353-3293
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
期号：4
页码：65-78
DOI：10.12775/EQUIL.2014.025
语种：English
出版社：Institute of Economic Research
摘要：The quality of institutions is important for economic growth and inflow of foreign direct investment. Business environment institutions may introduce cer tain adaptations of the conditions as a response to foreign investors’ expectations. The main objective of the research was to evaluate business environment institu tions, exemplified herein by Investor Service Centres, in terms of their active par_x005f?ticipation in the process of attracting foreign investors. The empirical investigation (using questionnaire forms, carried out in the first half of 2013) was completed by employees of 10 centres (62.5%). COI employees use most of the available sources of information about foreign investors. COIs are very active in their information search, and do not resort to the simplest possibilities, for example the Internet. Foreign investors contacted offices having previously found relevant information about chosen investment locations. COIs actively cooperate with other institutions in order to attract foreign investors. They undertake various activities to reach this aim, most of which demand a high degree of engagement. Most often COI employees promoted available investment sites themselves rather than delegate this task to agencies. In order to improve the efficiency of COIs, they should strive towards building relationships between institution.
关键词：business environment institutions; foreign investment; investor service centres
