Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: Conceptual and empirical analysis

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-473

  Driffield, Nigel ^a   Love, James H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FDI motivation; productivity spillovers; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248372040     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400268     Document Type: Article

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