The determinants of mainland Chinese outward foreign direct investment
By: Hinrich Voss
Series: New horizons in international business
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781848448964
Subjects: Chinese Investments; Industrial policy; Chinese Corporations
Description: The rapid international expansion of Chinese enterprises since the 1990s has attracted considerable attention in scholarly and policy circles. This book sheds fresh light on the phenomenon by explaining its determinants using the analytical lens of international business theory. The author focuses in particular on how Chinese firms interact with the institutional environment both at home and abroad. Drawing upon evidence and analysis from official statistics, Hinrich Voss concludes that the institutional change and market imperfections in China, combined with host country effects and the media.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-197) and index.