Determinants of different modes of FDI : firm-level evidence from Japanese FDI into the US

• Main Authors: Wang, Peiming, Alba, Joseph Dennis, Park, Donghyun
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98857; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17218
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There are four major modes through which firms undertake foreign direct investment (FDI) – merger and acquisition (M&A), joint venture (JV), new plant (NP) and others (O). The four modes of FDI are distinct from each other, and each has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. While a large...