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This book provides authoritative academic and professional insights into the strategies of Chinese FDI in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Distinguished authors from across the world make a contribution to the growing literature on Outward FDI (OFDI) from China, offering a wide range of up-to-date academic insights and findings. Those findings are rounded off with lessons learned from historical developments (success and failure stories), an evaluation of current trends and the motives and modes of entry that Chinese companies use. Contributions on OFDI from China in different regions of the world and specific industry studies, case studies and theoretical contributions highlight the need for additional research on this emergent area in international business.
Part 1: Macro-Environmental Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 1: An Institutional Perspective and the Role of the State for Chinese OFDI
Chapter 2: Home Country Macroeconomic Determinants of Chinese OFDI
Chapter 3: The Role of Country of Origin and Chinese OFDI
Chapter 4: Chinese SWFs: At the Crossroad between the Visible and the Invisible Hand
Part 2: Micro-Environmental Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 5: Motives and Patterns of Reverse FDI by Chinese Manufacturing Firms
Chapter 6: A Two-way Causal Link between Internationalization and CEO Equity Ownership in Chinese firms
Chapter 7: Effects of Absorptive Capacity on International Acquisitions of Chinese Firms
Part 3: Chinese FDI in Europe and North America
Chapter 8: Push and Pull Factors for Chinese OFDI in Europe
Chapter 9: The rise of Chinese outward FDI in Europe
Chapter 10: Chinese M&A in Germany
Chapter 11: Chinese Migration in Europe
Chapter 12: Chinese State-Controlled Funds and Entities in Canada
Part 4: Chinese FDI in the Africa
Chapter 13: Chinese OFDI in Africa: Trends, Prospects and Threats
Chapter 14: Chinese OFDI in Sub-Saharan Africa
Part 5: Cases of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 15: The Case of Florida Splendid China
Chapter 16: Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena
Chapter 17: Geelys Internationalization and Volvos Acquisition
PRODUCTS Ilan Alon is Cornell Chair of International Business and Director of The China Center at Rollins College, and Visiting Scholar & Asia Fellow at Harvard University. He published 27 books, and over 100 peer-reviewed articles. His recent books on China include: Chinese Culture, Organizational Behavior and International Business Management (Greenwood, 2003), Chinese Economic Transition and International Marketing Strategy (Greenwood, 2003), Business and Management Education in China: Transition, Pedagogy and Training (World Scientific, 2005), The Globalization of Chinese Enterprises (Palgrave, 2008), Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009), China Rules (Palgrave, 2009), and A Guide to the Top 100 Companies in China (World Scientific, 2010). Dr. Alon has taught courses in top Chinese MBA programs including Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, East China University for Science and Technology and China Europe International Business School. He is also an international business consultant, with experience in China as well as other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America, and a featured speaker in many professional associations.
Marc Fetscherin is Associate Professor at the Crummer Graduate School of Business, and the International Business Department at Rollins College, USA. He is also Associate at the Rollins China Center as well as Asia Fellow at Harvard University. He received his PhD from the University of Bern, Switzerland and holds two masters degrees, one from the University of Lausanne, Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Switzerland, and the other from ths London School of Economics, UK. He has published the book "China Rules: Globalization and Political Transformation" (2009) as well as numerous peer-reviewed article, book chapters, and conference papers. Fetscherins articles have appeared in refereed journals such Management International Review, International Business Review, Thunderbird International Business Review, Asian Business & Management, Chinese Management Studies, International Journal of Emerging Markets, International Marketing Review, European Journal of Marketing and others.
Philippe Gugler holds the Chair of Economics and Social Policy at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and is the Director of The Center for Competitiveness, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Professor Gugler is an affiliate MOC faculty member of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness of the Harvard Business School, USA, a guest Professor at the National Institute for Development Agency (Thailand) and at the University of Roma (Italy). He is Vice-Chairman of the European International Business Academy (EIBA) as well as member of the board of several academic and economic associations in Switzerland and abroad. Professor Gugler has published mainly in the fields of trade and competition, trade and investment, competition policy, multinational enterprises and competitiveness.
ABOUT This is a rich volume on a vital topic. The authors and editors are to be commended on a timely, fascinating and intriguing book on a vital current phenomenon.
Peter J Buckley, Professor of International Business and Director of the Centre for International Business, University of Leeds, UK & Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor in the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), China
This is one of the first books to take a close and informed look at Chinese foreign direct investment. With its clear and timely portrayal of the multi-faceted nature of these investments, it will prove highly useful for policy-makers, executives, and professionals.
Christian Casal, Officer Manager & Director, McKinsey & Company, Switzerland.
This book provides important new evidence and insights on foreign direct investment from China, a now dominant feature of the international economy. Its coverage is unusually comprehensive, examining both macro and micro determinants as well as a wide range of host regions, and it is therefore a major source of reference.
John Child, Emeritus Professor of Commerce, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
At a time when media hoopla on Chinese FDI is tremendous but solid scholarly analysis is rare, this book provides much needed multidimensional analysis on this important phenomenon associated with the recent globalization. I expect this book to be widely read, cited, and debated.
Mike W. Peng, Provost's Distinguished Professor of Global Strategy, University of Texas at Dallas, United States
Are Chinese foreign direct investors different from investors from emerging markets? This book tells us that they are in some ways like others, but also that they have some very special and important characteristics.In developing its themes, the book provides insights for academics interested in the theory of foreign investment, but also help for Western managers who face new and little-understood competitors around the world.
Louis T. Wells, Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School, United States
The rise of Southern multinationals in general and the Chinese ones in particular are reshaping the global investment landscape. By offering a timely insight in this important phenomenon, the book gives just the perspective we need and helps us understand exactly what is at stake. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the drivers and determinants of FDI from China, and its implications for host countries around the world.
James X. Zhan, Director, Investment & Enterprise Division, United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland
