..., the authors use a more EMIC approach and look for specific determinants of outward FDI of firms originating in BRIC countries. Keywords: Brazil, BRIC countries, China, Cross-case analysis, India, International business, International investments, Internationalization, Outward FDI, Russia “Market...

... at: tim.rogmans@zu.ac.ae © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Emerging markets Middle East North Africa International investments Natural resources Foreign direct investment Institutions Political risk Foreign direct investment (FDI) is generally considered as desirable for host...

... Stock prices International investments Foreign investors Price effect Stock return Causality Feedback trading Impulse response Istanbul Stock Exchange The globalization of financial markets and the search for higher potential returns by international investors have resulted...

... cases enable a broader exploration of research questions and theoretical explorations and are thus considered appropriate to shed light on the research question (Eisenhardt and Graebner, 2007 ; Yin, 2004). Brazil Russia India China International business International investments Outward FDI...

...). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 India International investments Developing countries India has been very successful in attracting a large amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years. FDI into India has grown rapidly since the liberalization of the policy...

... countries with similar demand structures. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Emerging markets International investments Government policy South East Asia South Asia In Indian OFDI, the market seeking motive is also prominent. Before 1990, Indian TNCs mostly located...

... International investments Multinational companies India China Europe The extent and amount of Chinese and Indian investment has vastly increased on all continents over the last few years. Even if the phenomenon is still very recent and remains of modest magnitude in Europe, there are many economic...

... important sources of FDI inflows for other developing countries, giving South‐South economic cooperation a concrete manifestation beyond the rhetoric of political statements. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Multinational companies Emerging markets International investments...

... OFDI and suggest directions for further research. International investments Pharmaceuticals industry Emerging markets Brazil In recent decades, the rapid expansion of trade and investment among developing countries has shaken the traditional picture of a global economy fuelled...

... in most countries in the world and reflects an extensive, profound shift in the structure of the world economy (Mirza and Miroux, 2007). A key research and policy question concerns the determinants of international investment. The seminal work of John Dunning on the motivations that drive companies...

... in some gaps in the literature regarding this research area. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Multinational companies International investments International business Emerging markets Russia These controversial deals within the “loans‐for‐shares” framework provided a ground...

... around the globe, but also impacting interest rates, wages, and the price of several commodities, raw materials, and manufactured products on a global scale (Lora, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 China South America International investments International trade...

... East, and five times more than that for Iran, which is a similar size. On a percent‐of‐GDP basis, Turkey stays in the Middle Eastern cluster, much behind the developing economies of CSEE (Table I). International investments Emerging markets Turkey Europe Middle East Japan At every...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 International business International investments Corporate strategy Malaysia Taiwan Research on multinational enterprises (MNEs) had traditionally focussed on western firms. The rise of non‐Japanese Asian multinational firms was a more recent...

... and local firms – for the best local talent. Competences Emerging markets International investments Human resource management In the absence of a sufficient number of home‐grown managers, firms must turn to hiring expatriate managers – either PCNs or TCNs. As we have already pointed out...

... Emerging markets Joint ventures Turkey International investments Although its short‐term effects were hard to gauge, the formation of a customs union between Turkey and the European Union (EU) in January 1996, was expected to have a positive long‐term impact on the Turkish economy in terms...

.... Nguyen Duc Tiep can be contacted at: ductiep@hic.mbox.media.kyoto‐u.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Motor cycles Emerging markets Vietnam International investments China Agglomeration effect from Chinese motorcycle emergence on supporting industry created chances...