Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Into the South East European Media Market

This book offers a strategic analysis of current and future perspectives of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the South East European media market. The author develops a hybrid FDI business model strategy to guide media companies wishing to more effectively position and leverage their media infrastructure within the increasingly globalized and expanding media market. By conducting sixteen comparative and exploratory case studies of the South East European media market, the author explores how specific microeconomic factors influence spillover effects, absorption capacities and investment incentives between local and foreign firms through FDI inflows. The book is directed towards researchers and students, as well as practitioners/professionals involved with media organizations.

Proposes a hybrid FDI business model Presents sixteen case studies of the South East European media market Offers practical guidance to media companies and practitioners in media organizations Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Zvezdan Vukanovic is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Economics, Finance and Business and Faculty of Information Systems and Technology, University of Donja Gorica in Podgorica, Montenegro. He is the author of ten books in the field of media and communications entrepreneurship, business and economics. Dr Vukanovic published a number of academic articles in international refereed journals (International Journal on Media Management, Journal of Media Business Studies). He is a reviewer for leading international media and communications academic journals (Journal of Media Economics, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Management Communication Quarterly, New Media & Society, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, International Journal of Digital Television). Dr Vukanovic is the Scientific Committee Member of the International Media Management Academic Association (IMMAA) and the World Media Economics and Management Conference.

Inhalt
Preface.-1 Introduction.- 2 Business Model Research Agenda Positioning: Conceptual Frameworks, Functions, Benefits, Rationale, Dynamics, Performance, and Economic Feasibility.- 3 Framing Current Business Model Innovation Research Agenda.- 4 The Paradigm Shift: From Static to Evolutionary/Dynamic/Transformational/Network/Modular/Dynamic Business Model Concept.- 5 The Conceptual Foundation, Common Motivation, Major Benefits/Disadvantages and Importance of FDI on Economic Growth and Development.- 6 An Evolutionary Conceptual and Multidisciplinary Frameworks, Principles and Criteria for FDI Inflows Determinants.- 7 A Multi-Dimensional Codifying of FDI Technological and Productivity Spillover Absorption Capacity and Threshold Effects.- 8 Economic Profiles and perspectives of FDI Inflows to SEECs Media Markets: Multiple Case Study Research.