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Huang, Shengsheng, and John Cantwell. "FDI location choice: the role of locational ambidexterity." Multinational Business Review 25, no. 1 (April 18, 2017): 28–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbr-04-2016-0016.

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Purpose This paper proposes locational ambidexterity as a location-specific factor based on an operation flexibility perspective, and explores why and how multinational corporations (MNCs) proactively deal with uncertainty by valuing locational ambidexterity in making location decisions. Design/methodology/approach Location choice data for foreign direct investment (FDI) at a sub-national level in China is used to test the role of locational ambidexterity. Findings We find that FDI generally prefers locations with high ambidexterity. Moreover, investments from a heterogeneous country context are more sensitive to locational ambidexterity than those from a similar country context. However, there is no significant evidence that wholly owned investments favor locational ambidexterity more than do international joint ventures. Research limitations/implications An alternative operationalization of locational ambidexterity may be needed. Future research could explore the sources of locational ambidexterity, identify other firm- and industry-level factors that could alter the value of ambidexterity, investigate how MNCs integrate locational ambidexterity into organization-specific option creation strategies and test the ambidexterity perspective with micro-level location choice data. Practical implications Locational ambidexterity may reduce the overall risk and adjustment cost of future changes. FDI may choose a location with high ambidexterity, i.e. a balanced portfolio of location-specific determinants, under uncertainty about the future. Originality/value Drawing on the notion of location flexibility from Buckley and Casson (1998), this study identifies a new location character, locational ambidexterity, and proposes that MNCs address uncertainty by choosing ambidextrous locations that offer more flexibility for MNCs to change or respond to potential volatility. Selecting locations with high ambidexterity is thus an alternative and complement to the organization-specific flexibility creation strategies suggested by the literature on real option and flexibility.

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Li, Shaomin, and Seung Ho Park. "Determinants of Locations of Foreign Direct Investment in China." Management and Organization Review 2, no. 1 (March 2006): 95–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8784.2006.00030.x.

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AbstractThis study examines the factors that affect the choice of location for foreign direct investment (FDI) in China. We identify three groups of factors that may affect the location choice by foreign firms: agglomeration economies, infrastructure, and institutional changes resulting from the economic reform. The study utilizes the most recent data from China's industrial census for the empirical testing. The findings show that agglomeration economies, in particular the clustering of foreign firms and domestic firms, exert the strongest effect on FDI location. Higher FDI concentration tends to attract more foreign firms. The clustering of domestic firms exerts a negative effect on FDI locations. Better infrastructure (electricity, telecommunications, and road) and greater institutional change (open policies, privatization, and legal development) also show positive effects on FDI location. The size of the local economy does not seem to affect the choice of location of FDI.

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Du, Julan, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. "FDI location choice: agglomeration vs institutions." International Journal of Finance & Economics 13, no. 1 (January 2008): 92–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.348.

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Xu, Zhiyuan, Yuting Zhu, and Yongliang Yang. "Effect of Precipitation on Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in China." Water 13, no. 23 (December 3, 2021): 3417. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13233417.

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This paper studies the effect of precipitation on the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) based on city-level data of China from 2003 to 2018. The results show that precipitation has a significant promoting effect on the regional agglomeration of FDI. This indicates that FDI location selection is more inclined to use the dilution ability of precipitation for pollution to reduce environmental costs, rather than relying solely on water resources. Further analysis shows that the preference of FDI enterprises on precipitation in the eastern region is significantly lower than that in the central and northeastern regions. This reflects the trend that FDI enterprises gradually shift to regions with a low degree of environmental regulation to reduce environmental costs. Therefore, the efforts made by economically developed cities to improve the regional ecological environment may be offset by the location adjustment of FDI enterprises, and precipitation has become an important stimulus for the location transfer of FDI enterprises.

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Warsame, Abdisalan Salad. "The Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development in Africa." International Journal of Economics and Finance 13, no. 10 (September 5, 2021): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v13n10p69.

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow to Africa has unevenly distributed investment location choices of multinational enterprises because of some exogenous economic factors associated with the locations, which vary across countries in Africa. The data used in the paper comes from Financial Times, World Bank, African Development Bank. This paper investigated what determines the location choice of FDI inflow to Africa using data on 3,768 firms from 88 countries making location choices in 54 African countries using a multicategory logistic regression. The findings show that: (1) the natural resource seeking enterprises invest more in landlocked countries relative to manufacturing and tertiary sector; (2) the natural resource seeking firms are less concerned about local market size and location’s economic condition comparing to manufacturing and service industries; (3) despite the accusation against the multinational enterprises (MNEs) for exploiting Africa’s natural resources, most of the MNEs choose locations with a large market size and better economic development; (4) the MNEs from developed economies prefer the location with a large market size and a better-developed economy comparing to those from the developing economies.

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Zheng, Ying, Daying Yan, and Bing Ren. "Institutional distance, firm heterogeneities, and FDI location choice of EMNEs." Nankai Business Review International 7, no. 2 (June 6, 2016): 192–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nbri-10-2015-0022.

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Purpose This paper aims to propose an integrated framework combining the cost-reduction rationale and the institution-leveraging rationale to explain how institutional distance, both formal and informal, influences emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs)’ foreign direct investment (FDI) location choice. This paper also explores the moderating role of EMNEs’ FDI experience and strategic intent on value chain positioning as a reflection of firm heterogeneities, on the link between institutional distance and location choice. Design/methodology/approach This paper tests the hypotheses based on a firm-level longitudinal data set of FDI by Chinese EMNEs. The unique data are manually collected from Chinese companies listed on Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchanges, composed of 250 FDI entries of 122 manufacturing firms from 2006 to 2010. The conditional logit model is used to estimate the proposed main effect and moderating effect. Findings Cultural distance does not deter Chinese EMNEs’ entrance in general, but firms investing in low value-added manufacturing subsidiaries are more likely to choose culturally similar countries than those investing in high value-added subsidiaries such as in upstream R&D and downstream marketing. Formal institutional distance with positive direction promotes Chinese EMNEs’ entrance, and this effect is enhanced when firms have less FDI experience and have the strategic intent to invest in high value-added subsidiaries. Originality/value This paper contributes to the current literature by identifying a holistic view of the institutional influences on FDI location choice of EMNEs and revealing how firm-level heterogeneities, particularly FDI experience and strategic intent of subsidiary value chain positioning, shape the boundary conditions of the institutional effects in different ways.

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Belkhodja, Omar. "FDI Location Decision: Evidence from Firms Investing in China." International Journal of Business and Management 11, no. 6 (May 25, 2016): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v11n6p47.

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By relying on an extensive set of firm data for foreign affiliates in China, the paper investigates the determinants of FDI location choice for multinational firm subsidiaries located in different special economic and investment zones. Using a logit estimation, the results suggest that various factors explain the location choice of FDI in China, and vary according to the country of origin and the sector of activity. Overall, the results show that the protection of intellectual rights, the agglomeration economies, the investments in education and the GDP of the region affect the location choice of FDI. Implications can be drawn for policy-makers to divert FDI from coastal to inland regions. Finally, the last part of the paper derives, from the obtained results, implications for future research and theory building.

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Holtbrügge, Dirk, and Carina B. Friedmann. "Mind over money. FDI location choice in India." International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets 4, no. 2 (2012): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbem.2012.046236.

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Kim, Min Jung, Jon Jungbien Moon, Chris Changwha Chung, and Jingoo Kang. "Can FDI Location Choice and Operating Mode Choice Complement Each Other?" Academy of Management Proceedings 2014, no. 1 (January 2014): 11229. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.11229abstract.

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Ma, Sheng, Xinxin Xu, Ziqiang Zeng, and Lin Wang. "Chinese Industrial Outward FDI Location Choice in ASEAN Countries." Sustainability 12, no. 2 (January 16, 2020): 674. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12020674.

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This paper examined the location choices of Chinese outward FDI (OFDI) from 2005–2016 with a particular focus on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. It was found that Chinese OFDI in ASEAN countries was generally focused on areas that had large potential markets and low tax rates. Unlike previous studies, it was found that primary and secondary industry labor costs were the main motivators rather than resource-seeking. The business environment in the host countries was also found to have positive and significant effects on Chinese OFDI location choice for the agricultural, mining, construction, and information industries. The insights in this paper could provide useful suggestions for both governments and investors.

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SEN, KUNAL, and CHAITALI SINHA. "The location choice of US foreign direct investment: how do institutions matter?" Journal of Institutional Economics 13, no. 2 (November 3, 2016): 401–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1744137416000333.

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AbstractWe look at the institutional determinants of both within- and across-country variations in US foreign direct investment (FDI) flows over time. The strength of our approach is that in contrast to the previous work that has focused on average FDI flows across countries, we are able to explain both the variations in FDI flows across and within countries for a given year. Our core hypothesis is that in countries with high quality of contract enforcement, multinationals are more likely to invest in the industries, where by their very nature investments are relationship specific. Conversely, in countries with low quality of contract enforcement, multinationals are more likely to invest in industries where investments to a large degree are not relationship specific. Using-three dimensional panel data for US FDI flows to 50 countries and 6 sectors for the period 1984–2010, we find strong support for our hypothesis. Our findings suggest that countries that want to attract US FDI in sectors that are highly intensive in technology and institutions such as transportation and electronics should improve their property rights and contracting environment.

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Dung, Phạm Thị Ngọc. "DETERMINANTS OF FDI LOCATION CHOICE IN CHINA: A CASE OF TAIWANESE FIRMS." Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Đà Lạt 8, no. 1S (March 12, 2018): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.37569/dalatuniversity.8.1s.371(2018).

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Thực trạng về tích tụ vốn FDI tại một số khu vực nhất định tại nước nhận đầu tư, đặc biệt là các quốc gia đang phát triển, có thể gây nên sự mất cân bằng về phát triển kinh tế giữa các vùng miền. Do đó, nhiệm vụ thu hút FDI vào các địa phương kém phát triển hơn nằm ngoài vùng tích tụ vốn FDI là nhu cầu thiết yếu hiện nay nhằm hướng đến mục tiêu phát triển bền vững. Nghiên cứu này phân tích tác động của quy mô thị trường, mức sống, tốc độ tăng trưởng của thị trường, chi phí lao động và mức độ sẵn có của nguồn lao động lên quyết định đầu tư tại các tỉnh nằm ngoài vùng tích tụ FDI. Ngoài ra, tác động gián tiếp của kinh nghiệm đầu tư lên mối quan hệ giữa các nhân tố thu hút vốn và quyết định vị trí đầu tư cũng sẽ được xem xét dựa trên số liệu về đầu tư FDI của Đài Loan tại Trung Quốc trong giai đoạn 1999-2010.

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Luo, Laijun, Louis Brennan, Chang Liu, and Yuze Luo. "Factors Influencing FDI Location Choice in China's Inland Areas." China & World Economy 16, no. 2 (March 2008): 93–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-124x.2008.00109.x.

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Bassey, Evelyn, Blessing Ndidiamaka Amobi, and Anthony Nwabuisi Okorie. "Choice of location for Foreign Direct Investment by multinational corporations: Do tax burden matter?" International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management 3, no. 4 (March 25, 2022): 349–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.35912/ijfam.v3i4.733.

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Abstract: Purpose: This paper investigated the effect of the tax burden on the inflow of FDI into the continent. The study employed a panel data set of 48 SSA countries covering a period of 2009 to 2018. Research methodology: In other to account for the endogeneity problems associated with most financial data, we employed a dynamic panel two-step-system-GMM. Results: The result indicates that tax burden is a negative determinant of the inflow of FDI. In other words, multinational corporations attach a significant premium to countries with low tax burdens than those with a high tax burden. Similarly, an increase in the mobility of labour is a negative determinant of the inflow of FDI into the continent. All the economic and financial freedom indices included in the model have a positive and significant influence on the inflow of FDI into the continent. A sustainable tax policy that will lessen the tax burden on foreign investors should be formulated to enhance the inflow of FDI into the continent. Limitations: This study employed Dynamic System GMM which can produce variant results depending on the choice of instrument. Contribution: This study provides insight on the role of fiscal policy particularly taxation in explaining the inflow of FDI. Policymakers, multinational corporations, and other players in the global FDI market will appreciate the influence that tax exerts on FDI inflow. Keywords: 1. FDI 2. Financial freedom 3. Investment freedom 4. Labour freedom 5. Monetary freedom 6. Tax burden

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Belkhodja, Omar, Muhammad Mohiuddin, and Egide Karuranga. "The determinants of FDI location choice in China: a discrete-choice analysis." Applied Economics 49, no. 13 (December 12, 2016): 1241–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1153786.

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Gao, Qiuling, Zijie Li, and Xinli Huang. "How EMNEs choose location for strategic asset seeking in internationalization?" Chinese Management Studies 13, no. 3 (August 5, 2019): 687–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cms-06-2018-0573.

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Purpose Based on the strategy tripod perspective, this study aims to address how emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) make a strategic decision of choosing a foreign location for their strategic asset seeking and under what mechanism EMNEs make foreign direct investment (FDI) location choice. Design/methodology/approach This paper first reviews the literature on strategy tripod and strategic asset seeking strategy of EMNEs. Then, six cases of Chinese multinational enterprises operating in manufacturing industry have been introduced, emphasizing on interactions within three dimensions of strategy tripod framework, namely, resource-based dimension, industry-based dimension and institution-based dimension. By triangulating with multiple sources of archival and interview data, this paper identified a conceptual model presenting location choice mechanisms. Findings Based on a comparative multi-case study, four mechanisms of EMNEs’ location choice when seek strategic asset by FDI within a strategy tripod framework have been revealed. Specifically, EMNEs make their strategic decision of choosing a foreign location for their strategic asset seeking under mechanisms of seeking complementary resources based on industry characteristics; echoing with institutional dimension of home country when exploitation of resource; matching institutional dimension of host country when consider industry fitness; and institutional leveraging combined with understanding of resource and industry dimensions inside strategy tripod. Originality/value The findings shed novel insights into the mechanisms under which EMNEs choose their location for strategic asset-seeking FDI. It also broadens the strategy tripod framework by looking deeper into the characteristics of each dimension within a new research context of EMNEs’ FDI location choice.

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Feng, Yang, and Yang Wang. "A Literature Review on the Location Determinants of FDI." International Business Research 14, no. 4 (March 29, 2021): 126. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v14n4p126.

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important force to promote economic growth and social development in both developed and developing countries, while the distribution of FDI in the world and within countries is extremely uneven. This paper systematically summarizes the main determinants that affect the location choice of FDI in recent theoretical and empirical studies, including institution and investment environment, trade cost and industrial agglomeration, market size and natural resource, cultural distance and social network. Based on the work of this paper, it is helpful to better understand the location preference of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in FDI activities, and provide a reference basis for the host country to attract investment and promote economic growth.

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Kurata, Hiroshi, Takao Ohkawa, and Makoto Okamura. "Location choice, competition, and welfare in non-tradable service FDI." International Review of Economics & Finance 18, no. 1 (January 2009): 20–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2008.02.003.

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Du, Julan, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. "Institutions and FDI location choice: The role of cultural distances." Journal of Asian Economics 23, no. 3 (June 2012): 210–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2010.11.008.

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Dadzie, Samuel Ato, and Richard Afriyie Owusu. "Understanding establishment mode choice of foreign manufacturing firms in Ghana." International Journal of Emerging Markets 10, no. 4 (September 21, 2015): 896–920. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-09-2012-0124.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies of manufacturing firms in Ghana using the eclectic model in order to understand how ownership, location and internalization factors impact FDI to developing countries like Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a quantitative methodology in order to statistically explore the relationships between dependent and independent variables. The data comes from a sample of 75 multinational enterprises that invested in the manufacturing sector between 1994 and 2008. Findings – The results reveal that large firm size, extensive international experience and large market size lead to the choice of acquisition mode of entry, while high cultural distance, high country risk, high proprietary assets and incentives lead to the choice of greenfield mode in the context of Ghana. Research limitations/implications – The results imply that the different economic, business and legal (locational) conditions of developing countries create different FDI strategies and paths of companies compared to developed markets. Practical implications – Policy makers in developing countries should make efforts to improve market size, the institutional and regulatory environment, as well as the availability of human capital in order to attract FDI. Originality/value – FDI studies have mainly analysed establishment mode strategies of firms in advanced markets. There is an increasing amount of research on FDI in emerging markets but very little on developing countries and African markets. Therefore, this study enables the authors to develop implications for existing theory and generate practical implications for firms and policy makers related to African and developing country markets.

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Kurtović, Safet, Nehat Maxhuni, Blerim Halili, and Sead Talović. "The determinants of FDI location choice in the Western Balkan countries." Post-Communist Economies 32, no. 8 (February 23, 2020): 1089–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2020.1722584.

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De Simone, Elina, and Marcella D’Uva. "Social Support, Industrial Parks and FDI Location Choice Across Hungarian Counties." Social Indicators Research 133, no. 3 (July 4, 2016): 1031–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1403-5.

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Lin, Liguo, and Wei Sun. "Location choice of FDI firms and environmental regulation reforms in China." Journal of Regulatory Economics 50, no. 2 (May 26, 2016): 207–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11149-016-9303-9.

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Kang, Sung Jin, and Hong Shik Lee. "The determinants of location choice of South Korean FDI in China." Japan and the World Economy 19, no. 4 (December 2007): 441–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2006.06.004.

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Wang, Sung Yue, and Chung-Sok Suh. "The Impact of Business-Government Relationship on Location Choice by Korean Firms in China: A Comparative Case Study." Journal of International Business and Economy 7, no. 1 (December 1, 2006): 21–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.51240/jibe.2006.1.2.

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Since China embarked on market-oriented reform in 1979, various kinds of economic zones have been set up to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). These economic zones often compete against each other for investment, offering better policies and creating more incentives. In most local economic zones, red tape is significantly reduced because of the establishment of local zone authorities with consolidated power to oversee FDI-related matters. Foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) need to deal with much less number of government agencies in these zones than outside these zones. But on the other hand, relationship with these zone authorities becomes crucial for FIEs targeting or operating in these zones. Prior research shows FIEs in China often make their location choices based on the preferential policies offered by different regions. But a neglected factor is that how the business-government relationship might affect foreign firms??location choice between these zones within the same locality. This paper studies the impact of the bilateral FIE-zone authority relationship on FIEs??location decisions. Drawing upon location literature and using data from case studies, the paper provides evidence on the impact of business-government relationship on two levels of location choice by Korean firms in China and advances propositions for future research.

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Puig, Francisco, Anoop Madhok, and Zhi Shen. "Investigating firm heterogeneity in country-of-origin cluster location choice decisions." Multinational Business Review 28, no. 2 (August 29, 2019): 221–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbr-07-2018-0051.

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Purpose This paper aims to analyse which firm-level characteristics drive their location decisions when investing in a foreign country. Focusing on origin clusters, the authors will study the potential influence of the home country context and, in particular, the impact of firm-level factors, both investor- and investment-related, underlying heterogeneity in their location choice decisions. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis draws on data gathered from mainland Chinese MNEs that have invested in Germany between 2005 and 2013 (269 firms). The authors chose a single host (Germany) and a single home (China) country for their representativeness and for methodological reasons to control for country effects. The authors used a multinomial logit model to assess the effects of the independent variables on the probability that each of the three location possibilities would be selected. Findings The results suggest that investors preferring co-location in origin clusters have distinct structural and strategic characteristics. From a more structural point of view, Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) undertaken by smaller firms and those without prior experience in the EU prefer an area where there are other Chinese investors. From a more strategic perspective, these FDI flows are more likely to tap into industry agglomerations when the investors’ objective is strategic asset seeking, and they have less knowledge-intensive investments. Practical implications The findings may be of great practical value to practitioners and policymakers. Knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of the types of agglomeration networks can help managers to balance the rewards and risks in their decision-making and to select a suitable development path for their FDIs. For policymakers, an understanding of the structure and formation of different groups of firms in one location and the characteristics of investors who may enter the location can help them to improve their regulatory work and to develop policies to attract investments, thereby enhancing local economic development and community stability. Originality/value The research shifts the emphasis of the location choice decision beyond just where to locate toward with whom to collocate. It also contributes to the growing research on emerging market multinationals by providing further insight into understanding of FDI location behavior by firms from emerging economies.

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Adams, Laurel, Rebecca Neumann, and Saleh S. Tabrizy. "Is ‘no news’ really ‘good news’? Country visibility and FDI location choice." International Review of Applied Economics 32, no. 4 (July 30, 2017): 489–524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2017.1351925.

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Du, Julan, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. "Economic institutions and FDI location choice: Evidence from US multinationals in China." Journal of Comparative Economics 36, no. 3 (September 2008): 412–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2008.04.004.

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Ait Soussane, Jihad, Dalal Mansouri, and Zahra Mansouri. "Does Religious Proximity Affect FDI Location Choice? An Empirical Analysis of Outward FDI from Morocco to 54 Host Countries." Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies 13, no. 2 (December 22, 2022): 426–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/omee.2022.13.87.

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The present paper investigates the effect of religious distance on the choice of location of Moroccan Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) when investing abroad. The main research hypothesis considers the religion as an element of the psychic distance between the home country and host countries that can affect the FDI location decision. The results of the Robust Weighted Least Squares (RWLS) estimation method using panel data of outward FDI flows from Morocco to 54 host countries from 2007 to 2020 show that the more the local Muslim population is important in the host country, the more it receives FDI from Morocco. The results of the study are highly relevant to policymakers as they prove that the religion is important for inward and outward foreign direct investment. On the one hand, policy makers in charge of FDI attractiveness in the host country have to adopt religious strategies accompanied by public–private partnerships to integrate main foreign religions to facilitate the integration of MNEs and reduce their transaction costs. On the other hand, policy makers in charge of promoting outward FDI from the home country have to establish a liaison office in host countries to support the MNEs and facilitate their internationalization process.

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Agustina, Agustina, and David Flath. "Agglomeration and Location Decision of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indonesia." Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan Publik 10, no. 2 (January 1, 2020): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.22212/jekp.v10i2.1477.

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) may precipitate remarkable economic growth, even in developing countries. FDI can provide financial resources, transfer technology, improve organizational and managerial practices and skills, and afford access to international markets. This paper aims to measure the relative importance of the different types of agglomeration for location decision of FDI in the manufacturing sector in Indonesia. These data are analyzed with a multinomial logit model where the dependent variable is the choice of location. It examines the determinant factors of new (greenfield) foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector in Java Island, Indonesia. This study used unpublished micro-level data of principle licenses from the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (IICB), which examine 23 counties of Java Island that received manufacturing FDI in the last five years. The finding is agglomeration economies in production (both foreign-owned and domestic firms) show a significant and positive but small impact. Other variables, including facilities, and labor market conditions-anomalously in that a higher minimum wage-matter as much or more than an agglomeration of production. Because the agglomeration effect is small, it means that agglomeration economies are not the determining factor in attracting FDI. The new foreign investors not only seek counties in which foreign or domestic plants have already located but also consider other things such as the density of roads and the availability of labor.

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Cieślik, Andrzej, and Oleg Gurshev. "Factor Endowments, Economic Integration, Round-Tripping, and Inward FDI: Evidence from the Baltic Economies." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 8 (July 29, 2021): 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14080348.

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This paper studies the location choice of foreign multinational firms in the Baltic economies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania using a knowledge-and-physical capital model across 2004–2017. We used the Bayesian model averaging estimation method to investigate a set of possible factors that drive inward FDI. Our analysis demonstrates that factor endowments play a dominant role in driving vertical foreign direct investment, while external market barriers generate “tariff-jumping” FDI. Our analysis quantifies the effects of round-trip FDI, European integration, and external bilateral free trade agreements vis-à-vis inward FDI in the Baltics.

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Kang, Yuanfei, and Yulong Liu. "Natural resource-seeking intent and regulatory forces." Management Research Review 39, no. 10 (October 17, 2016): 1313–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-05-2015-0126.

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Purpose This study aims to investigate how natural resource-seeking as a type of strategic intent influences foreign direct investment (FDI) location choice. Grounded in the strategic intent approach and institution theory, the authors developed an interactive conceptual framework by integrating natural resource-seeking intent (NRI) with regulatory institutional factors. Design/methodology/approach The authors developed an interactive conceptual framework by integrating NRI at a firm level with regulatory factors of governmental support, political risk and economic freedom at country level. Using empirical data from a sample of 137 Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) projects in 19 Asian countries, statistical analysis was conducted using a conditional logistic regression technique. Findings Empirical findings from our study suggest that NRI has a strong influence on OFDI location choice of the Chinese firms. More importantly, the results demonstrate that influence of NRI on location choice is contingent on the regulatory forces both in the home and host countries settings. NRI is more likely to influence FDI location choice when government support from the home country is stronger and/or when political risk in a host country FDI is higher. Originality/value This is an empirical-based original study, and it contributes to the literature in several ways. First, the study enriches the strategic intent approach by demonstrating the contingency conditions from regulatory factors, especially home government support on a firm’s pursuit of NRI. Second, the study provides an explanation for the behaviour pattern of Chinese OFDI regarding their response to political risk in a host country. Third, the study demonstrates the influence of “institutional embededness” on the firm’s strategic intent. Managerial and policy implications are also discussed.

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Jones, Jonathan, Ilona Serwicka, and Colin Wren. "Motives for foreign direct investment location in Europe and EU enlargement." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 52, no. 8 (April 7, 2020): 1681–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x20916503.

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European Union (EU) enlargement of the mid-2000s is likely to have changed the motives for foreign direct investment (FDI) location between the existing Member States (the EU15) and the new entrants of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), but it is poorly understood. This paper uses the framework of Dunning’s eclectic paradigm and data for 35,105 foreign investments in Europe not only to examine if the motives differ between these, but also how they are affected by the enlargement. Three asset-exploiting motives of market, resource and efficiency seeking are explored using a conditional logit model for the location choice. This is separately for greenfield and brownfield FDI, involving new facilities or jobs, where the latter is efficiency seeking from an expansion or a co-location of functions. The paper finds greenfield FDI in the CEECs seeks an export platform for the EU market and a low-skilled workforce but a national market and higher skills in the EU15. Brownfield FDI differs from this for expansions only, for which the EU market is important, reflecting scale economies. Surprisingly, EU enlargement has a much stronger effect on the FDI location motives in the EU15 by increasing the importance of the European market, which is possibly because the CEEC liberalisation was ongoing throughout the accession process. The paper finds evidence that the differences in the motives between the CEECs and EU15 are narrowing over time, but they are pronounced, and it is argued that they will persist.

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Kim, Eun-hee, and Seung-hun Yu. "An Analysis on the Determinants of Korea"s FDI Location Choice in China." Journal of Korea Research Association of International Commerce 19, no. 1 (February 28, 2019): 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.29331/jkraic.2019.2.19.1.1.

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Oury Bah, Abdoulaye, Xie Kefan, and Oji-Okoro Izuchukwu. "Strategies and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Attraction." International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration 1, no. 5 (2015): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.15.1007.

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The globalization of the world economy has created enormous opportunities as well as promotion efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The goal of this study is to detect and analyze management strategy to attract foreign direct investment. We conduct a detailed literature review and identify different strategies for capital issues and benefits of FDI. There are several trends that drive FDI like availability of natural resources, cheap labor markets and low cost which must be considered in order to take appropriate measures to attract more investments. The main contribution of the study is that it builds a theoretical basis which is useful for managers, entrepreneurs and decision-makers to make rational decisions on the choice of location for investments.

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Papadopoulos, Nicolas, Leila Hamzaoui-Essoussi, and Alia El Banna. "Nation branding for foreign direct investment: an Integrative review and directions for research and strategy." Journal of Product & Brand Management 25, no. 7 (November 21, 2016): 615–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpbm-09-2016-1320.

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Purpose This study aims to address a heretofore neglected area in research, nation branding, for the purpose of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). It compares and contrasts the well-established literature on decision-making and location choice in FDI with studies in the nascent field of nation branding, with a view to developing directions for future research that result from the identification of research gaps at the intersection point between the two areas. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a systematic and integrative review of several streams within the relevant literatures, from the theory of decision-making in FDI to the similarities and differences between advertising, promotion, branding and marketing for investment on the part of nations and sub- or supra-national places. Findings Each of the two areas is characterized by lack of consensus as to the principal factors that affect investor and nation decisions and actions, resulting in several knowledge gaps that need to be addressed by new research along the lines suggested in the study. Research limitations/implications A large number of avenues for potential future research are identified, from assessing the importance of target country image in location choice to the adverse effects arising from the emphasis on “promotion” rather than “marketing” on the part of places engaged in nation branding efforts. Practical implications The study examines several problems that affect the practice of nation branding for FDI and points to alternative approaches that may enhance place marketers’ effectiveness in their efforts to attract foreign capital. Originality/value Notwithstanding the global growth of FDI in volume and importance, and the omnipresence of nation branding campaigns to promote exports or attract tourism and investment, there has been virtually no research to date on the core issue, nation branding for FDI. The study uses a strategic perspective that highlights key nation branding issues related to FDI, and FDI issues related to nation branding, and suggests a comprehensive agenda for research in the future.

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Akpinar, Murat. "The fit of competitive strategies and firm-specific advantages with country-specific advantages in explaining manufacturing location choices." Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 30, no. 3 (January 10, 2020): 245–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cr-12-2018-0082.

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Purpose This paper aims to clarify the fit of competitive strategies and firm-specific advantages (FSAs) with country-specific advantages (CSAs) in explaining manufacturing location choices at product category level in the European automotive industry. Design/methodology/approach Seven hypotheses are formulated and tested using binomial logistic regression with data from 148 passenger car models (i.e. product category level) that are sold in Europe and manufactured in countries that offer CSAs of either cost advantages or differentiation advantages. The first four hypotheses test manufacturing location choices of product categories pursuing cost leadership strategy, differentiation strategy, focus strategy and hybrid strategy. The other three hypotheses test whether FSAs of R&D capability, marketing capability and operations capability will impact on the manufacturing location choice. The tests control for the type of passenger cars as well as the manufacturer’s region of origin. Findings While pursuing cost leadership strategy leads to manufacturing in countries that offer cost advantages, pursuing differentiation strategy as well as strong R&D capability and marketing capability result in manufacturing in countries that offer differentiation advantages. Focus strategy, hybrid strategy and operations capability do not have an impact on the manufacturing location choice at product category level. Research limitations/implications Conducting empirical research at product category level is subject to limitations in the choices of FSAs due to lack of availability of data. Practical implications Managers should assess the competitive strategies and FSAs of their product categories and then decide about manufacturing locations based on their fit with host country CSAs. Policymakers should understand the CSAs of their countries and target to attract manufacturing FDI from product categories with matching competitive strategies and FSAs. Originality/value The research contributes to discussions in explaining manufacturing location choices. Its originality lies in being the first study to test the fit of competitive strategies and FSAs of product categories with CSAs.

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James, Barclay, and Rajeev J. Sawant. "Home-country Influence on Firm-specific Advantages of EMNEs and their FDI Location Choice." Academy of Management Proceedings 2017, no. 1 (August 2017): 16864. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.16864abstract.

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Kang, Yuanfei, and Serena Zhao. "Effects of Institutional Difference and Resource Seeking Intent on Location Choice of Chinese FDI." Academy of Management Proceedings 2018, no. 1 (August 2018): 15873. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.15873abstract.

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Buckley, Peter J., Liang Chen, Jeremy Lawrence Clegg, and Hinrich Voss. "The Role of Experience in FDI Location Choice: Risk and High-Level Government Visits." Academy of Management Proceedings 2016, no. 1 (January 2016): 14443. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.14443abstract.

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Lee, Ki-Dong, and Seok-Joon Hwang. "Regional heterogeneity and location choice of FDI in Korea via agglomeration and linkage relationships." Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 19, no. 3 (April 23, 2014): 464–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2014.908535.

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Albino Pimentel, Joao, and Pierre Dussauge. ""The Effects of Diplomacy, Institutions and Political Connections on Firms’ Choice of FDI Location"." Academy of Management Proceedings 2015, no. 1 (January 2015): 14998. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.14998abstract.

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Shukurov, Sobir, Mansoor Maitah, and Luboš Smutka. "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments in Transition Economies: Case of Commonwealth of Independent Countries." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 64, no. 5 (2016): 1749–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201664051749.

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While there has been voluminous research on the determinants of FDI for developed and developing countries, little has been done on this issue for transition economies, especially, for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. the present paper examines the determinants of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in the CIS during 1995–2010. the results of empirical analysis using panel data models, conducted with the purpose of identifying the factors that determine the motivation and decision of multinational companies (MNC) to invest in CIS economies, show that regardless of the presence of high investment risk in transition economies, the choice of FDI location always depends on a preliminary analysis of countries’ advantages (FDI stock, market size, abundance in natural resources) and disadvantages at macro level (fiscal imbalance and inflation). These pre‑existing conditions can always roughly predict the type of FDI (resource-seeking, market‑seeking, efficiency-seeking).

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Tobolska, Anna. "Choice of Locations by Foreign Investors: Motives for and Factors of Starting a Manufacturing Activity (the Example of Selected Factories in Poland)." Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society 25 (January 16, 2014): 230–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20801653.25.13.

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The choice of a location is one of the most important decisions taken by an enterprise, both at start-up and at other stages of its life cycle involving a relocation of activity or a spatial fragmentation of the chain of value-added generation. The choice of a location by an enterprise is also of great significance for the development of the region selected, its economic and social structure, and the pattern of its spatial links. That is what makes the choice of a location one of major research problems in socio-economic geography, and in particular in its sub-discipline – industrial geography, with its scope of research embracing issues in location theory and factors of the location of enterprises and industrial plants.This paper offers an analysis of the location factors of selected factories – affiliates of international corporations, in terms of their strategic decisions of expansion onto markets abroad in the form of foreign direct investment (FDI). For international corporations, the choice of a new place of economic activity is closely connected with global advantages of conducting business at the international scale and with motives for their internationalisation.

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Trąpczyński, Piotr. "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Performance – a Critical Literature Review." Oeconomia Copernicana 4, no. 2 (June 30, 2013): 117–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/oec.2013.016.

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Foreign direct investment (FDI), its motives, modes and location choice constitute key subjects in theory and research in international business, due to their long-term consequences for firm competitiveness. The determinants of results achieved in foreign markets can therefore be described as a fundamental research area, which specifically includes studies on FDI performance. In spite of its long tradition and methodical advancement, extant research show numerous inconsistencies and ambiguous findings. In both international and Polish literature, no complex summary of extant knowledge on FDI performance determinants can be found, which would allow for the consolidation and evaluation of earlier findings. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of a structured review of 95 studies on performance of foreign subsidiaries. Within extant studies, four main research streams were identified, focusing on FDI mode choice, resource determinants on a firm and subsidiary level, host-country characteristics and corporate strategy. Previous research has not adequately considered the role of expansion motives for evaluating FDI performance. Future studies should also to a greater extent account for a differentiated role of firm resources, particularly various types of international experience, as applied in host countries at different levels of economic and institutional development. Moreover, a more holistic FDI performance analysis requires a simultaneous consideration of financial and non-financial dimensions of a foreign subsidiary's competitive position. Based on the outcomes of the present review, areas for further studies have been proposed, especially as regards the context of outward FDI, increasingly undertaken by Polish companies, and its specific character.

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De Beule, Filip, Nico Dewaelheyns, Frederiek Schoubben, Kristof Struyfs, and Cynthia Van Hulle. "The influence of environmental regulation on the FDI location choice of EU ETS-covered MNEs." Journal of Environmental Management 321 (November 2022): 115839. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115839.

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Kang, Yuanfei, and Qian Li. "The Effects of Institutional Difference and Resource Seeking Intent on Location Choice of Chinese Outward FDI." Theoretical Economics Letters 08, no. 05 (2018): 981–1003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/tel.2018.85068.

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Cheng, Suwina, Kenny Lin, and Richard Simmons. "A city-level analysis of the distribution of FDI within China." Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 10, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 2–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcefts-01-2016-0002.

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Purpose The study aims to examine whether city-level investment climate, local government effectiveness and corporate income tax rates influence the spatial distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) across cities in China. Design/methodology/approach The study uses regression analysis using city-level data sets. Findings The study finds that while city-level investment climate and effective local government influence the spatial distribution of FDI across Chinese cities, city-level tax rates have no such influence. Practical implications The results have implications for the design of policies aimed at enhancing FDI flows into emerging countries. Originality/value To date, few studies have investigated the investment location choice at the city level in a single country. The study contributes to the literature by examining the role of government in such investment decisions. It also adds to the previously limited research examining the role of investment climate at the micro level.

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Kang, Yuanfei, and Fuming Jiang. "FDI location choice of Chinese multinationals in East and Southeast Asia: Traditional economic factors and institutional perspective." Journal of World Business 47, no. 1 (January 2012): 45–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.019.

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Hyun, Hea-Jung, and Jung Hur. "Who goes where and how? Firm and country characteristics in the choice of FDI type and location." Asian-Pacific Economic Literature 27, no. 2 (November 2013): 144–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apel.12029.

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