Texas Instruments in South Korea

Many governments, especially in industrialized and developed nations, pay very close attention to foreign direct investment because the investment flows into and out of their economies can and does have a significant impact.

Understanding a target market’s needs and desires can assist companies with tailoring their offerings in the name of profit. Texas Instruments (TI) had been business since 1930. During this time they have reinvented their offerings to remain a viable business entity throughout the decades. Their ability to stay ahead of the change curve has translated into a current market cap value of approximately $47 billion ("Yahoo finance," 2014). Whether it is calculators, semiconductors, software or education materials TI has been able to continually transform itself using a strategy predicated on “risk taking and innovation” ("Texas instruments," 2014).

FDI allows the home country to invest into the host country to produce, advertise, and distribute products, in order to upsurge their market share and provides a long-term investment and enhancement. (Moosa, 2002)

Few research works has been done in this field but it always essential to have a closer look at the scenario of these two countries as far as the advantages and disadvantages of investing in these two palaces are concern. This paper has been intended towards achieving the same thing with the help of tow practical case study on retail giant-Wal-mart and the large motor company from South Korea-the Hyundai Motor Corporation. Wal-Mart has made a lot of FDI in China while Hyundai has done the same in India. By evaluating their operations and the benefit and drawbacks they have experienced while operating in those E-mail: tarun84ku@yahoo.com Published: May 1, 2012

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment made by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country, in the form of either establishing business operations or acquiring business assets in the other country, such as ownership or controlling interest in a foreign company. Foreign direct investments are distinguished from portfolio investments in which an investor merely purchases equities of foreign-based companies. The key feature of foreign direct investment is that it is an investment made that establishes either effective control of, or at least substantial influence over, the decision making of a foreign business.

FDI is understood as capital investments in real assets (production) in other countries, which participates in the management of the investor.

With the rapid development of the world, many companies have appeared and play the important role in the world’s economy. Asia is the region that considered to have many potentials. It is because of the famous four dragons: Singapore, South Korea, Hongkong, Taiwan that their economy developed in the short time and became the leading countries in Asia. It is so special and unusual to have such that rocket acceleration. Hence, knowing the reasons for their amazing development is an essential thing for managers to learn how to develop their companies in the best way. In this case, Samsung would be a good choice for the analysation. Samsung is one of the big companies in Asia, which has a great influence all over the world. Samsung produces many different product types, but the most outstanding is the smartphone products – the current domination in the smart phone market (about 33%) (Levram, 2013). Associated with the support of Porter’s diamond, this essay would provide the best ideas of how Samsung managed their operations to target the goals effectively.

Foreign direct investment has many forms. Broadly, foreign direct investment includes "mergers and acquisitions, building new facilities, reinvesting profits earned from overseas operations and intra-company loans".

FDI through acquisition has been defined as ‘international investment made with the objective of obtaining a lasting interest, by a resident entity in one economy in an enterprise resident in another economy. The lasting interest implies the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor and the enterprise and a significant degree of influence on management of the enterprise.’ (OECD, 2015)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is taken as one of the key factor of rapid economic growth and development. FDI, it is believed to stimulate domestic investment, human capital, and transfers technology. It is associated qualities which causes the faster economic development in the host countries. South Korea, for instance had one of the of the poorest economies during 1960s, but yet

A business will always look for new ways to profit – its success is dependent on how well it can attract growth and keep the profits flowing. One of the modern ways of increasing profits is conducted through foreign direct investment (FDI). What is about and how can it provide profits to businesses? Here’s a look at the modern phenomena and the advantages businesses can enjoy from engagement.

Foreign direct investment, according to the OECD definition, means an investment made ​​by a resident of one country (the direct investor) in order to achieve long-term benefits of capital employed in the company - a resident of another country (called the direct investment enterprise). Usually, foreign investment in many ways have a positive impact on the economy of the country in which they occur. The introduction of new technologies leads to the modernization of production and increase the level and the adaptation of new methods of management and organization improves the functioning of the company. Companies with foreign capital play an important role in the reconstruction and modernization of the

FDI is an investment made by a company or entity based in one country, into a company or entity based in another country. Foreign direct investment is one of the most effective tools in the fight against poverty and unemployment. It is measured as the inward stock percentage of GDP.

In order to meet the objectives of the study to analyses the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Indian Economy, annual data have been collected from 2007-2016. However to make analysis between financial performance of FDI based Companies and Non FDI based Companies listed at BSE for 10 years has been considered. This study is based on secondary data. The required data have been collected from CMIE Prowess IQ data base.The tools used in the study are panel data Fixed Effect Model, Random Effect Model, Hausman test and Chow test. The sample size is selected on the basis of FDI definition given by IMF i.e. if foreign shareholding is 10% or more than 10% in the company that company will be considered as FDI based

Foreign direct investment was neglected in the developmental process of Indian economy before 1991.the 1991 industrial policy has paved out a way for the foreign player, India is a democratic polity and is a country with the political stability and a growing pool of consumers and educated manpower which is a favorable aspect for FDI in India.