...K. Skylar Powell; Eunah Lim; Steven H. Smith Purpose Research offers numerous explanations for decisions to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, including proactive efforts to diversify operations to reduce risks and build resiliency. We posit that general managerial perceptions...

...Lian-Lin Ti; Boon-Kwee Ng; Rajah Rasiah Purpose This paper identifies the motivations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when they undertake greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) into an emerging market. It elucidates the factors that influence SMEs to choose a fully equity-based...

... history of foreign direct investment; the firm has a longer tenure in the host country; and the firm is more adapted to the market and institutional environments of the host country. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the hypotheses using a data set containing over 45,000 foreign firms...

...Anna Dimitrova; Dora Triki Purpose Following the Arab Spring turmoil, Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ overall instability has significantly increased which resulted in the decrease of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the research...