The Global Effect of Production on The Foreign Direct Investment Competitive Position of The Selected Institutions in The South East Nigeria Okonkwo Adonai Okechukwu Prince1, Chukwuka Okparaka Vincent2 1(Ph. D) Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria 2Department of Insurance and Risk Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria Online published on 22 June, 2018. Abstract The need for international expansion in organization have continued to be an unending journey among global business as many business currently have their production facility in one or two countries of the world due to variance in labour cost. The study examines the global effect of production on the foreign direct investment competitive position of the selected institutions in the South East Nigeria. The objectives of the study includes to examine the global effect of purchasing on exports competitive position of the selected institutions in the South east Nigeria and to determine the global effect of production on the foreign direct investment competitive position of the selected institutions in the South east Nigeria. Survey method was adopted in the study among 173 manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Data obtained using questionnaire and interview guide were presented in tables. Inferential statistic was used for the test of the study hypotheses. The result of the study shows that there was a positive global effect of purchasing on Export Competitive position of institutions or firms in South east Nigeria (Zcomputed>Zt; =-0.00993 < 1.645). Also the study shows that there is a positive global effect of production on the direct foreign investment competitive position of the selected institution in south east Nigeria ((Zcomputed>Zt; =-0.009938 < 1.645).. It was concluded that the global effect of purchasing on exports competitive position of some institutions and firms studied has both international business and local business implications; the e-procurement method of purchasing which is becoming more popular than the traditional increase the exports competitive position of the companies. It is recommended that the strategic, manufacturing managers, materials managers or the institutions studied backed by policy should continue to ensure that purchasing should have a positive global effect on export competitive position to make foreign buying easy. Top Keywords Global Effect of Production, Foreign Direct Investment, Competitive Position, Institutions in the South East Nigeria. Top |