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Dilemmas on OFDI Measuring and Interpreting: The Case of Poland

Dilemmas on OFDI Measuring and Interpreting: The Case of Poland

Agnieszka Kłysik-Uryszek, Anetta Kuna-Marszałek
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522523451|ISBN10: 1522523456|EISBN13: 9781522523468
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2345-1.ch003
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Kłysik-Uryszek, Agnieszka, and Anetta Kuna-Marszałek. "Dilemmas on OFDI Measuring and Interpreting: The Case of Poland." Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Emerging Market Economies, edited by Tomasz Dorożyński and Anetta Kuna-Marszałek, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 40-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2345-1.ch003

APA

Kłysik-Uryszek, A. & Kuna-Marszałek, A. (2017). Dilemmas on OFDI Measuring and Interpreting: The Case of Poland. In T. Dorożyński & A. Kuna-Marszałek (Eds.), Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Emerging Market Economies (pp. 40-58). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2345-1.ch003

Chicago

Kłysik-Uryszek, Agnieszka, and Anetta Kuna-Marszałek. "Dilemmas on OFDI Measuring and Interpreting: The Case of Poland." In Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Emerging Market Economies, edited by Tomasz Dorożyński and Anetta Kuna-Marszałek, 40-58. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2345-1.ch003

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Abstract

Foreign direct investments (FDI) seem to have been thoroughly studied in specialised literature. However the scope of available statistical data often significantly hampers or even prevents any in-depth analysis of the phenomenon. The dynamic economic processes lead to the formation of new linkages, new organisational solutions in international enterprises that co-exist with well described and recognised forms of FDI but escape proper monitoring of statistical institutions. The chapter discusses the different concepts of measuring and interpreting FDI to provide researchers helpful guidelines how to deal with the problems of different methodological dilemmas. A main conclusion is that data provided by official statistics are insufficient and incoherent, and analysis of the scale of OFDI engagement of enterprises (especially from emerging countries) carries some risk and its results should be approached with caution. The case study of Poland's statistics has been used to portray the most significant discrepancies and problems.

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