Chinese International Investments

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
An Institutional Perspective and the Role of the State for Chinese OFDI....Pages 11-37
Home Country Macroeconomic Determinants of Chinese OFDI....Pages 38-53
The Role of Country of Origin and Chinese OFDI....Pages 54-80
Chinese SWFs: At the Crossroad between the Visible and the Invisible Hand....Pages 81-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Motives and Patterns of Reverse FDI by Chinese Manufacturing Firms....Pages 107-121
A Two-way Causal Link between Internationalization and CEO Equity Ownership in Chinese Firms....Pages 122-136
Effects of Absorptive Capacity on International Acquisitions of Chinese Firms....Pages 137-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Push and Pull Factors for Chinese OFDI in Europe....Pages 157-174
The Rise of Chinese OFDI in Europe....Pages 175-211
Chinese M&A in Germany....Pages 212-233
Chinese SMEs in Prato, Italy....Pages 234-256
Chinese State-Controlled Funds and Entities in Canada....Pages 257-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Chinese OFDI in Africa: Trends, Prospects, and Threats....Pages 279-299
Chinese OFDI in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 300-325
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
The Case of Florida Splendid China....Pages 329-354
Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena....Pages 355-375
Geely’s Internationalization and Volvo’s Acquisition....Pages 376-390
Final Reflections....Pages 391-395
Back Matter....Pages 396-419