Summary: | 碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 國際經營管理碩士學位學程 === 102 === As the booming of Knowledge-based economy, the importance of size of
land and natural resource are declining. It is because the lead in national
intellectual capital for small state. This article would like to prove national
intellectual capital having effect on multinational business investment and
assisting government to grasp key intellectual capital indicators attracting foreign
investment.
In this paper, the research method is based on national intellectual theory.
There are four dimensions and five indicators to be contended with. My data
source, which acquired from the World Competitiveness Yearbook and online
World databank, are Panel Data Model which includes 46 sample countries in
total from 1999 to 2009.
Findings of my thesis: The relation between National intellectual capital and
foreign direct investments are significantly positive. Examining from the four
dimensions, National market capital has the most influence on foreign direct
investments, then national renewable capital, national human capital and national
process capital for the least influence.
Based on the above findings, I propose policy recommendations and managerial
implications.
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