Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities...

Insights on China's economic cooperation with foreign countries -- Science & Technology -- New Infrastructures for the Digital Economy -- Relaxed Financial Policies & Venture Capital -- Energy, Automobile & Aircraft -- Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) -- Health Care & Life Sciences --...

Based on their ability to facilitate interdependencies across the borders of national and regional markets, multinationals enterprises (MNEs) act as the key drivers of world trade and investment activities. While recent global challenges additionally highlight the need to explain and assess the...

INTRODUCTION—RETHINKING THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN THEORY -- Chapter 1. Understanding the Background of the Upgrading of Chinese Enterprises -- Chapter 2. Literature Research into Enterprise Upgrading -- Chapter 3. Case Study of Enterprise Upgrading -- Chapter 4. Empirical Study on Overall...

Part I Introduction to Megatrends -- Megatrends in International Business: An Introduction to the Theme -- Megatrends and International Business -- Part II Entrepreneurship Trends -- Trends in International Entrepreneurship -- IGOs and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Impact of Policy...

1. The Beginnings of the European Union and Overview of the Book -- 2. Car Production and the Four Phases of European Integration, 1958-2017 -- 3. Introduction to Part II: The Early Belgian Car Industry -- 4. Ford Motor in Belgium -- 5. General Motors in Belgium -- 6. A History of Renault...

1. China and its New Position in the World Economy -- 2.China's Economic Growth and its Main Sources -- 3. The Growing Importance of China in Global Trade -- 4. FDI as a Driving Force of China's Expansion -- 5. The Importance of the Energy Sector in China's Growth Strategy -- Quo Vadis China

Empirical Overview and Theoretical Perspectives -- Politics and Power in Emerging Market Multinationals -- Sustainability and Emerging Market Multinationals -- Changing Global Labor Conditions -- Regional Expansion Strategies to Europe -- Conclusions

Part I. Introduction -- 1. Theories of Internationalization and Foreign Direct Investment: How to Explain FDI from Emerging MNEs? -- 2. Changing Trends of Foreign Direct Investments in East Central Europe -- Part II. Emerging Multinationals from Asia -- 3. Home and Host Country Determinants of...

The Exceptional Performance of Chinese Outward Direct Investment Firms -- Firm Productivity and Outbound Foreign Direct Investment: A Firm-Level Empirical Investigation of China -- Distribution, Outward FDI, and Productivity Heterogeneity: China and Cross-Countries’ Evidence -- Outward FDI and...