Home country supportiveness/unfavorableness and outward foreign direct investment from China

Ajai S Gaur, Xufei Ma*, Zhujun Ding

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

What drives the outward foreign direct investments (OFDIs) by emerging market firms (EMFs)? Drawing on a strategy tripod framework, this article proposes a theoretical model to predict OFDI by EMFs from China. Specifically, we use institution- and industry-based views to examine two facets of home country environment, namely, the supportiveness from home government and unfavorableness from home industry, as important determinants of OFDI, and compare the relative strength of these effects. Further, we use the resourcebased view to argue that the effect of the home country environment is contingent on the international experience portfolios of EMFs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)324-345
JournalJournal of International Business Studies
Volume49
Issue number3
Online published26 Jan 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2018
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • emerging market firms
  • home country environment
  • international experience
  • outward FDI

RGC Funding Information

  • RGC-funded

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