FDI location choice of Chinese multinationals in East and Southeast Asia: Traditional economic factors and institutional perspective

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-53

  Kang, Yuanfei ^a   Jiang, Fuming ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese multinationals; Economic factors; Institutional perspective; Location choice; Outward foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755187540     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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