WG 13.1.a: WG Transnational Corporations and Development - Session Ia

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Session Chair: Dr. Juergen Volkert

Presentations

How Do Transnational Corporations Influence Poverty as Capability Deprivation?
Juergen Volkert and Vanya Petrova
Pforzheim University, Germany

Building Sustainable Peace in Fragile Delta Region of Nigeria
Margaret A. Humphrey
Perth & Kinross Community Mediation Services, United Kingdom

Telecommunications and Development in Latin America: the Role of Multinationals
Juan R. de Laiglesia
OECD, France

Changes in the Innovation Activity of Transnational Corporations. Implications for Poland
Anna Zorska
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland


WG 13.1.b: WG Transnational Corporations and Development - Session Ib

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Session Chair: Dr. Konstantinos Papadakis

Presentations

Réguler l'investissement (international) ou réguler les firmes (transnationales)?
Pierre Berthaud
Université Pierre Mendčs France Grenoble/ UMR LEPII, France

International Framework Agreements for Sustainable Development: a Critical Assessment
Kostas Papadakis1, Giuseppe Casale2 and Katerina Tsotroudi3
1International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO, Switzerland; 2Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration Department, ILO, Switzerland; 3International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Switzerland


WG 13.2: WG Transnational Corporations and Development - Session II

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Session Chair: Michael W. Hansen

Presentations

Challenger firms from India: The Rise of Outward Foreign Direct Investment from India
Michael W. Hansen
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

South-South FDI: The Case of Hungary
Katalin Antalóczy and Magdolna Sass
Finance Research Ltd., Hungary, Institute of Economics of HAS, Hungary

Vietnam’s New Industrial Policy – the Role of the Sub-national Business Environment in Facilitating Foreign Direct Investment
Richard Record
Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Cluster Development and FDI Attractiveness: Review and Summary of the Literature
Walliya Premchit
Louis Pasteur University, France


WG 13.3.a: WG Transnational Corporations and Development - Session IIIa

Time: Thursday, 26/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Session Chair: Eric Rugraff    

Presentations

The Impact of FDI on the Host Country: Suppliers and Clusters in Hungary
Magdolna Sass and Miklós Szanyi
Institute of Economics of HAS, Hungary; Institute for World Economy of HAS, Hungary

Relationships Between Multinationals and Indigenous Suppliers in the Automotive Sector of Emerging Countries. The Czech Case.
Eric Rugraff
Université Robert Schuman Strasbourg, France

Promoting Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Clusters in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Investment and Linkages with Transnational Corporations (TNCs)
Osmund Osinachi Uzor
IWIM, FB7 University of Bremen, Germany

Strategies in Outsourcing Relations: Firm Cases from Vietnam
Henrik Schaumburg-Müller
Centre for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Policies and Institutions on TNC-SME Linkages: The Brazilian Case
Delane Botelho1 and Mike Pfister2
1EBAPE-FGV, Brazil; 2UNCTAD, Switzerland


WG 13.3.b: WG Transnational Corporations and Development - Session IIIb

Time: Thursday, 26/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Session Chair: Premysl Prusa

Presentations

Corporate Social Responsibility - a Reality or Just a Fiction?
Premysl Prusa
University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic

“Business Drivers of Change” in Global Governance: Trans-National Corporations Take Positions and Action Towards the Millennium Development Goals
Jochen F. Weikert1, Djordjija Petkoski2 and Luiz Ramalho1
1InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany; 2World Bank Institute

Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Development: A Potential Partnership for Venezuela?
Donna L. Arrondelle
University of East London, United Kingdom