Chinese international investments / edited by Ilan Alon, Marc Fetscherin, Philippe Gugler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alon, Ilan.

Fetscherin, Marc.

Gugler, Philippe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Chinese.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Chinese International Investments provides authoritative academic and professional insights into Chinese international investments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It offers a wide range of up-to-date academic insights and findings, which are rounded off with lessons to be learnt from historical developments (success and failure stories) and an evaluation of current trends and the motives and modes of entries used by Chinese companies. Contributions on outward foreign direct investments from China in different regions of the world, specific industry and case studies and theoretical contributions highlight the need for such additional research in this emergent area of international business. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Macro-Environmental Determinants of Chinese FDI

1 An Institutional Perspective and the Role of the State for Chinese OFDI / Bing Ren Ren, Bing, Hao Liang Liang, Hao, Ying Zheng Zheng, Ying 11

2 Home Country Macroeconomic Determinants of Chinese OFDI / William Wei Wei, William, Ilan Alon Alon, Ilan, Liqiang Ni Ni, Liqiang 38

3 The Role of Country of Origin and Chinese OFDI / Paz Estrella Tolentino Tolentino, Paz Estrella 54

4 Chinese SWFs: At the Crossroad between the Visible and the Invisible Hand / Michael Keller Keller, Michael, Laura Vanoli Vanoli, Laura 81

Part II Micro-Environmental Determinants of Chinese FDI

5 Motives and Patterns of Reverse FDI by Chinese Manufacturing Firms / Xiaobo Wu Wu, Xiaobo, Wanting Ding Ding, Wanting, Yongjiang Shi Shi, Yongjiang 107

6 A Two-way Causal Link between Internationalization and CEO Equity Ownership in Chinese Firms / Xiaohui Liu Liu, Xiaohui, Jiangyong Lu Lu, Jiangyong 122

7 Effects of Absorptive Capacity on International Acquisitions of Chinese Firms / Ping Deng Deng, Ping 137

Part III Chinese FDI in Europe and North America

8 Push and Pull Factors for Chinese OFDI in Europe / Yun Schüller-Zhou Schüller-Zhou, Yun, Margot Schüller Schüller, Margot, Magnus Brod Brod, Magnus 157

9 The Rise of Chinese OFDI in Europe / Jan Knoerich Knoerich, Jan 175

10 Chinese M&A in Germany / Yipeng Liu Liu, Yipeng, Michael Woywode Woywode, Michael 212

11 Chinese SMEs in Prato, Italy / Anja Fladrich Fladrich, Anja 234

12 Chinese State-Controlled Funds and Entities in Canada / Xiaohua Lin Lin, Xiaohua, Qianyu Chen Chen, Qianyu 257

Part IV Chinese FDI in Africa

13 Chinese OFDI in Africa: Trends, Prospects, and Threats / Gayle Allard Allard, Gayle 279

14 Chinese OFDI in Sub-Saharan Africa / Raphael Kaplinsky Kaplinsky, Raphael, Mike Morris Morris, Mike 300

Part V Cases of Chinese FDI

15 The Case of Florida Splendid China / Wenxian Zhang Zhang, Wenxian 329

16 Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena / Francesca Spigarelli Spigarelli, Francesca, William Wei Wei, William, Ilan Alon Alon, Ilan 355

17 Geely's Internationalization and Volvo's Acquisition / Marc Fetscherin Fetscherin, Marc, Paul Beuttenmuller Beuttenmuller, Paul 376

Final Reflections / Ilan Alon Alon, Ilan, Marc Fetscherin Fetscherin, Marc, Philippe Gugler Gugler, Philippe 391.

ISBN:

9780230280960

023028096X

OCLC:

751747980