Citation ![]() | Günther, Jutta (2014): IWH FDI Micro Database - Survey of multinational affiliates in East Germany and selected Transition Economies (2012). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5939 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12150 |
Study No. | ZA5939 |
Title | IWH FDI Micro Database - Survey of multinational affiliates in East Germany and selected Transition Economies (2012) |
Current Version | 1.0.0, 2014-12-23, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12150 |
Date of Collection | 2012 - 2012 |
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Abstract | Expectations for future employment, turnover, exports, and investment of East German companies. Topics: Number of employees (size of company); expectation on the development of the number of employees in 2013; expectation on the development of total turnover between 2012 and 2013; expectations on development of share of exports in total sales between 2012 und 2013; enterprise invested in East Germany in 2013 or plans to undertake any invesment in East-Germany; share of total investment directed at expansion; expectation on development of company´s investment between 2012 and 2013; expenditures for R&D performed within the enterprise 2010-2012; expectation on R&D expenditure between 2012 and 2013; share of employees currently working in the area of R&D; expectaion on R&D employment between 2012 and 2013; implementation of new or significantly improved products during the last 3 years; plan on introducing any new or improved products from 2013 to 2015; share of product innovations implemented on total turnover 2011; expectation on share of product innovation between 2012 and 2013. Additionally coded was: ID; region of company in East-Germany; type of investor; sector of company. |
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Universe | Companies with one or more foreign investors - INWARD FDI All companies in the selected sectors based in East Germany in 2011 in which at least one foreign investor (in East Germany a West German multinational investor) holds either at least 10% of the shares/voting rights directly or at least 25% of the shares/voting rights indirectly. Companies investing in a company abroad - OUTWARD FDI Companies in selected industries based in Eastern Germany in 2011 that hold either at least 10% of the shares/voting rights directly or at least 25% of the shares/voting rights indirectly in a company based abroad. |
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Probability Sample: Stratified Sample
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Telephone interview: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview)
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Data Collector | Zentrum für Sozialforschung Halle (ZSH) |
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1.0.0 (current version) | 2014-12-23 first archive edition https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12150 |
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Number of Units: | 421 |
Number of Variables: | 22 |
Analysis System(s): | SPSS, Stata |
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