Locational determinants of Japanese foreign direct investment in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-86

  Zhou, Changhui ^a   Delios, Andrew ^b   Yang, Jing Y U ^c  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; EDI; Foreign investment; Japan; Location choice; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347733307     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014839607180     Document Type: Article

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