...Zhixiang (Steven) Liang; Siyu Fei; Michael Carney Purpose Through the lens of institutional arbitrage, this study considers the impact of cross-listing on foreign direct investment of multinational enterprises (MNEs) based in China. This study aims to propose that the advantages associated...

... relationship is weaker for firms that can choose various types of power sources. Specifically, the study reveals that foreign firms with large firm size, government ownership and a strong foreign direct investment community are better qualified to mitigate the negative effects of political instability...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Small and medium enterprises Internationalization Institutional theory Foreign direct investment Emerging markets Over the past two decades, there has been a growing body of research...

...João Bento; Miguel Torres Purpose This paper aims to clarify the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), democracy and carbon intensity. This study examines the influence of types of democracy on the relationship between inward FDI and carbon intensity. For this purpose, it uses five...

... development argues that state ownership may enhance various political capabilities. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Norway State ownership Institutions Subsidiaries Foreign direct investment Political risk The global spread...

..., it addresses two distinct weaknesses in the IB canon, namely, the overreliance on cross-sectional snapshots of foreign direct investment (FDI) into one country/region, or inter-country comparisons within a narrow timeframe, and the tendency to treat the experiences of larger Western multinationals after...

... rights only China Foreign direct investment Knowledge Natural disasters Epidemics Sub-national analysis Wildfires Natural disasters such as epidemics like severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2002, wildfires such as the camp fire in Northern California in late 2018, and other major...

...Anna Dimitrova; Tim Rogmans; Dora Triki Purpose This paper aims to synthesize, analyze and categorize the empirical literature on country-specific factors that affect foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Identifying gaps and methodological...

... 04 07 2018 05 07 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Foreign ownership Firm performance Foreign direct investment Spillovers Threshold approach One of the most researched issues in the International Business...

... larger than enterprise-level ones, by a factor of at least six and the benefits from foreign direct investment (FDI) into emerging economies are substantially less “conditional” than commonly thought. Originality/value The empirical literature has not reached a conclusion as to whether FDI yields...

...Chang Hoon Oh; Michele Fratianni Purpose The aim of this paper first is to go beyond the static effects of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and empirically estimate the marginal effects of the stock of BITs on foreign direct investment flows. Design/methodology/approach These statistical...

...Steven Globerman Purpose The paper aims to provide an updated broad assessment of the environment for foreign direct investment (FDI) in light of the referendum vote in the UK to exit the European Union (Brexit), the election of Donald Trump as President of the USA and growing nationalist...

... measuring BG prevalence across countries and over time. We combine results from multiple single-country studies into a single multi-country study by extracting data from all published articles on BGs in particular countries. Economic development Foreign direct investment Business group prevalence...

...Ritab Al-Khouri Purpose – This study aims to examine the factors affecting the foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows among the 16 economies comprising the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Design/methodology/approach – Panel data...

... this category because an important type of foreign direct investment (FDI) is not captured by the other motives identified by John Dunning, namely, market-, efficiency- and natural-resource-seeking FDI. Design/methodology/approach – The author illustrates the phenomenon of strategic asset-seeking FDI...

...Stephen Young; Duncan Ross; Brad MacKay Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to undertake an analysis of the implications of potential Scottish independence for inward foreign direct investment (FDI), multinational enterprise strategies and the local economy. Design/methodology/approach...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Foreign direct investment Multinational enterprises Eclectic paradigm Collocation Country‐specific advantages Innovation International business Understanding the reasons why economic activity prefers to locate in certain physical spaces...

...Arshad Alam; Prabir K. Bagchi Purpose The choice of an investment location by a multinational enterprise (MNE) is determined not only by firm‐specific variables that define the motive of foreign direct investment (FDI), but is also determined by variables that define locational aspects...

...Fred A. Niederman Purpose The purpose of this commentary is to discuss the interpretation of the work by Alam and Bagchi in the larger context of foreign direct investment (FDI) in practice. Design/methodology/approach This commentary is an essay. Findings While this paper does...

...Hwy‐Chang Moon; Joseph L.C. Cheng; Min‐Young Kim; Jin‐Uk Kim Purpose While many studies have investigated the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on a host country's economic development, little research has been done on the role of FDI as related to economic decline and recovery. This paper...