European Union Direct Investment in China - Characteristics, Challenges and Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Maria Do Céu Esteves, Haiyan Zhang, Daniël Van den Bulcke Klappentext China's immersion in the world economy and trading system is a continued source of great interest throughout the globe.The book is divided into three parts, the first being an overview of the Chinese investment environment and the development of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the last twenty years. The second part then goes on to focus specifically on the characteristics of European companies involved in FDI into China. The third part looks at different management aspects of EU invested enterprises within China, using newly acquired data.This comprehensive overview of European direct investment in China will be of great interest to both students and academics in the fields of Chinese Economics and Business, Organisational Theory and the Theory of the Firm. The concluding business and policy implications of the book will also make it very useful to professionals and policy-makers. Zusammenfassung China's immersion into the world trading system is the key development in international trade over the last few years. This intriguing book focuses on the attempts of European firms to crack this potentially huge market. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Part 1: Patterns of European Direct Investment in China 2. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment and the Changing Chinese Environment 3. Overview of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in China 4. Salient and Evolving Features of EU Direct Investment in China Part 2: Characteristics of EU MNEs with FDI Activities in China 5. Operational and Strategic Characteristics of EU Parent Companies with Investment Operations in China Part 3: Characteristics of EU Subsidiaries in China 6. Characteristics of EU Subsidiaries in the Chinese Manufacturing Sector 7. Managerial Issues of EU Manufacturing Subsidiaries in China 8. Sourcing Strategies of EU Multinationals Subsidiaries in China 9. Concluding Comments ...

Product details

• Authors: Maria Zhang Do Ceu Esteves
• Assisted by: Maria Do Céu Esteves (Editor), Daniël Van den Bulcke (Editor), Haiyan Zhang (Editor), Zhang Haiyan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.2003
• EAN: 9780415303774
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30377-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; China, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Economics, EU (European Union), International institutions, Investment & securities, Investment and securities, EU & European institutions