Influence of foreign direct investment on tourism in Croatia

Turizam zbog ekonomskih koristi je opravdano stekao status iznimno važne komponente nacionalnih gospodarstava mnogih zemalja pa tako i Republike Hrvatske. Inozemna izravna ulaganja odnose se na sva ulaganja u domaću tvrtku pri čemu strani investitor stječe 10% ili više vlasništva nad običnim dionicama poduzeća. Najčešće se drži da se inozemna izravna ulaganja razlikuju od drugih oblika priljeva privatnoga inozemnog kapitala, u prvom redu, po trajnom interesu u ciljnom poduzeću i aktivnom sudjelovanju inozemnih investitora u procesu upravljanja poduzećem. Što se tiče doprinosa izravnih inozemnih ulaganja gospodarskom rastu te rastu turizma u Hrvatskoj taj doprinos je manji od očekivanog jer je cilj tih ulaganja povećanje profitabilnosti, a ono se najbrže postiže smanjenjem broja zaposlenih. Inozemna izravna ulaganja u turizmu relativno su mala u usporedbi s ulaganjima u druge djelatnosti, kao i u odnosu na domaća ulaganja.Tourism has justifiably acquired the status of an extremely important component of the national economies of many countries, including the Republic of Croatia. Foreign direct investment refers to all investments in a domestic company where a foreign investor acquires 10% or more ownership of ordinary shares of the company. It is most often held that foreign direct investment differs from other forms of private foreign capital inflows, primarily by a lasting interest in the target company and the active participation of foreign investors in the corporate governance process. Regarding the contribution of foreign direct investment to economic growth and the growth of tourism in Croatia, this contribution is lower than expected because the goal of these investments is to increase profitability, and it is most quickly achieved by reducing the number of employees. Foreign direct investment in tourism is relatively small compared to investment in other industries, as well as compared to domestic investment