Intro -- Danish Investments in Developing Countries - A Global Value Chain Perspective -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- What Is the Role of Developing Countries in Danish Company Strategies? -- How Do Danish Direct Investments Affect Developing Countries? -- Chapter 1 A Global Value Chain Perspective -- Introduction -- Global Value Chains -- Scope and Limitations of the Study -- Methods for Data Collection -- Chapter 2 Global Value Chains Of Danish Companies -- Introduction -- Distribution of Employees in Danish Companies -- Distribution of Employees on Activities -- Corporate Level -- Affiliate Level -- Local or Global Orientation of Activities -- Flows between Company Units -- Composition of Employees -- Competitive Advantage -- Outsourcing and FDI -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Global Value Chains And Developing Countries -- Introduction -- Trends in Danish Investments in Developing Countries -- Investment Motives -- The Nature of and Evolution in Investment Motives -- What Are the Investment Motives of Danish Investors? -- The Dynamics of Investment Motives -- Integrating Developing Countries into Global Value Chains -- From Inward to Outward Looking Development Strategies -- Export Orientation of Danish Affiliates -- Integration with Parent Companies -- Collaboration with Other MNCs -- Integration of Local Firms -- Development Effects of Affiliates -- Direct Effects -- Indirect Effects -- Conclusion -- References.