Motives for, Barriers to, and Trends in Foreign Direct Investment

Aristidis Bitzenis

Chapter Chapter 3 in Mergers and Acquisitions as the Pillar of Foreign Direct Investment, 2012, pp 25-40 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The topic of FDI has been extensively researched by academics and organizations alike (for a recent study see inter alia Bitzenis and Papadimitriou, 2011). The literature originally sought to understand how organizations in developed countries made investment decisions in other developed markets. Gradually, however, as the investment opportunities in developed countries dried up, the literature focus shifted towards opportunities arising in developing markets (for example, South America, Southeast Asia, Central and Eastern Europe) as more and more firms sought greater returns on their investments due to expanded growth potential in these markets (see inter alia Bitzenis, 2008; Bitzenis, 2009; Bitzenis and Szamosi, 2009).

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Host Country; Direct Investment; Foreign Direct Investment Inflow; Outward Foreign Direct Investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137031556_3

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