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Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach

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Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach. / Liu, B; Liu, X; Wei, Y.
Lancaster University: The Department of Economics, 2004. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Liu, B, Liu, X & Wei, Y 2004 'Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach' Economics Working Paper Series, The Department of Economics, Lancaster University.

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Liu, B., Liu, X., & Wei, Y. (2004). Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach. (Economics Working Paper Series). The Department of Economics.

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Liu B, Liu X, Wei Y. Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach. Lancaster University: The Department of Economics. 2004. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Liu, B ; Liu, X ; Wei, Y. / Entry modes of foreign direct investment in China: a multinominal logit approach. Lancaster University : The Department of Economics, 2004. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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abstract = "The existing empirical literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) entry strategies tends to allow a binary choice between wholly owned enterprises (WOEs) and equity joint ventures (EJVs) or between greenfield investment and acquisition only. The current study establishes a multinomial logit model for the choice from all four FDI entry modes in China. Hypotheses involving country-, industry- and firm-specific factors are developed based on transaction cost economics, and tested on a data set covering 10607 foreign invested firms in China. A foreign invested firm is found to prefer the WOE mode given its large investment commitment, a high level of host-country experience in attracting FDI, a good specific industrial location, and a high asset intensity in the host industry. If the conditions of host-country experience and good specific location are not met, the EJV and the joint stock company (JSC) modes would be of greater use. A good specific location also makes the contractual joint venture (CJV) a preferable entry mode. Compared with overseas Chinese investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, other foreign investors prefer EJVs over WOEs and CJVs. The results have important implications for managers.",
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