Ethnic ties, location choice, and firm performance in foreign direct investment: A study of Taiwanese business groups FDI in China

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 627-635

  Jean, Ruey Jer Bryan ^a   Tan, Danchi ^a   Sinkovics, Rudolf R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Ethnic; FDI; Market entry; Social ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053581751     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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