Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Regaining the Edge for International Business Research....Pages 7-13
Stephen Hymer: Three Phases, One Approach?....Pages 14-24
Firm Configuration and Internationalisation: A Model....Pages 25-52
Edith Penrose’s Theory of the Growth of the Firm and the Strategic Management of Multinational Enterprises....Pages 53-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The Determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment....Pages 81-118
Historic and Emergent Trends in Chinese Outward Direct Investment....Pages 119-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Cultural Awareness in Knowledge Transfer to China — The Role of Guanxi and Mianzi....Pages 165-191
Is the Relationship between Inward FDI and Spillover Effects Linear? An Empirical Examination of the Case of China....Pages 192-215
Inward FDI and Host Country Productivity: Evidence from China’s Electronics Industry....Pages 216-238
China’s Inward Foreign Direct Investment Success: Southeast Asia in the Shadow of the Dragon....Pages 239-269
The Impact of Inward Foreign Direct Investment on the Nature and Intensity of Chinese Manufacturing Exports....Pages 270-283
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Productivity of China’s Automotive Industry....Pages 284-304
The Impact of Foreign Ownership, Local Ownership and Industry Characteristics on Spillover Benefits from Foreign Direct Investment in China....Pages 305-326
Organisation and Action in a Chinese State-owned Service Intermediary: The Case of Sinotrans....Pages 327-361
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies....Pages 365-385
A Simple and Flexible Dynamic Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Growth: The Canada-United States Relationship in the Context of Free Trade....Pages 386-418
Back Matter....Pages 419-433