The Literature on Chinese Outward FDI

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 73-112

  Wei, Ziyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese OFDI; Firm specific advantages; Firm specific disadvantages; Home country; Host country

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992969235     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X201000016     Document Type: Review

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