Chinese investments in Africa: what have we known and what should we know?

Alexis Abodohoui (), Marie-Helene Regniere () and Zhan Su ()
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Alexis Abodohoui: Laval University
Marie-Helene Regniere: Laval University
Zhan Su: Laval University

No 4006607, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: This study conducts a systematic review of the researches on Chinese investments in Africa, publishing in major journals of business administration and international business over these last 10 years. It studies the motivational factors for Chinese firm?s presence in Africa, the modes of entry of Chinese investment, the management issues, and their impacts on local economy and firms. It aims to provide an organizing framework for emerging theoretical and methodological issues, as well as future research direction in this field.Based on the international business theories, the findings of this study indicated that, to date, the majority of research has attempted to either qualitatively or conceptually criticize the cooperation between China and Africa, and there are very few studies that define model and develop measurement tools to empirically test the effects of the Chinese presence in the African continent and its impacts on local enterprises. Very few studies have provided robust evidence to establish the role that China is playing and the crowding-in or crowding-out effects of the Sino-Africa cooperation. This paper discusses about 5 major flaws in the existing literature and concludes with some emerging issues, the practical implications of this review, and future research directions.

Keywords: Chinese investments in Africa; existing researches; systematic review; major flaws; emerging issues; future research directions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F20 F59 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2016-08
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 24th International Academic Conference, Barcelona, Aug 2016, pages 1-1

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