Chinese Outward Direct Investment Research: Theoretical Integration and Recommendations

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 513-539

  Deng, Ping ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs); Cross border mergers and acquisitions (M As); International expansion; Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI); Theoretical advancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887528682     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/more.12030     Document Type: Article

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