A frequent choice for market entry to China is the international joint venture (IJV) with a Chinese partner. This is regarded as an adequate market entry if complex technological knowledge is to be transferred to the new location. However, IJVs also represent an easy way for local partners to...

Establishing Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises -- Pre-Investment Planning -- Establishing Manufacturing and Service WFOEs -- Establishing Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprises (FICE) -- Retailing, Wholesaling, Distribution and Franchising -- Full Implementing Rules and Draft Articles of...

Assessing the Need For a Chinese Partner -- JVs vs. WFOEs -- China’s JV Implementation Laws -- Equity and Co-operative JVs -- Legal and Financial Due Diligence -- Memorandums of Understanding -- Key Points in JV Negotiations -- Encouraged Industry Applications -- Development Zones and Tax...

This book introduces the new China (Shanghai) Free-Trade Zone one year after its launch. It examines in depth the economic, strategic and political effects of Chinese economic and financial reform. The results of the analysis are further clarified by comparing Shanghai with analogous...

Caroline S. Wang untersucht die Einflüsse wichtiger standort- und firmenspezifischer Faktoren auf die Entwicklung der Direktinvestitionstätigkeiten sowie auf die zukünftigen Direktinvestitionsplanungen von Firmen. Die Autorin trägt dazu bei, das Direktinvestitionsverhalten deutscher Firmen...

Annotation Kiruba Jeyaseeli Benjamin Levi highlights why the Indian telecom market is so attractive to foreign investors. She describes the rules and regulations for telecoms in India, and examines the reasons for success and failure of the foreign telecom companies in India. She identifies the...

This book introduces readers to a powerful method for cross-cultural due diligence in mergers and organizational collaborations. It employs the context of joint ventures between local communities and companies in the domain of hospitality in emerging tourism destinations. The book first analyzes...