Multinationale Unternehmen investieren im Ausland, um von standortspezifischen Vorteilen zu profitieren und ihre eigene Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu verbessern. Gleichzeitig tragen sie zu einer Steigerung der Produktivität und einem wirtschaftlichen Aufholprozess am ausländischen Standort bei. Sie...

This book offers an important contribution to the contemporary debate on the role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in economic development in an increasingly globalizing, knowledge-intensive and alliance-based world economy

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...

This book examines Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world economy over more than five decades. It provides a unique focus on the internationalisation experience of selected industries, such as forestry, textiles, electronics, motor vehicles, steel and services as well as case...

1. Is the United States ready for FDI from China? : overview / Karl P. Sauvant -- 2. Modes of entry by Chinese firms in the United States : economic and political issues / Steven Globerman and Daniel Shapiro -- 3. The US regulatory and institutional framework for FDI / David N. Fagan -- 4. The...

Foreign Direct Investment in China is one of the most comprehensive studies of FDI in China and provides a remarkable background of information on the evolution of China’s FDI policies over the last 30 years. -- Chunlai Chen presents a compelling and thorough analysis of the leading...