Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Papers in Innovation Studies,
Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research
No 2014/27: Chinese and Indian Multinationals: A Firm-Level Analysis of their Investments in Europe
Vito Amendolagine (), Claudio Cozza () and Roberta Rabellotti ()
Additional contact information
Vito Amendolagine: Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche Sociali – Università di Pavia
Claudio Cozza: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Aziendali, Matematiche e Statistiche- Università di Trieste
Roberta Rabellotti: Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche Sociali – Università di Pavia
Abstract: In this paper we aim to contribute to the literature on Chinese and Indian multinationals investing in Europe, through an empirical investigation of their identity and characteristics and the association between these features and their international business strategies. The investigation exploits a dataset at the level of the investing firms. In relation to mode of entry, we find that the greenfield is a more likely option for large-sized companies, and that weak propensity for innovation is associated with a low probability to enter through a merger or acquisition. A high propensity for innovation is related to asset-seeking FDI, while high profitability is needed to invest in the core EU countries. Finally, very large size characterizes companies that invest in more than country.
Keywords: China; India; FDI; firm-level data; MNEs
23 pages, December 15, 2014
Full text files
201427_Amendolagine_et_al.pdf
Questions (including download problems) about the papers in this series should be directed to Torben Schubert ()
Report other problems with accessing this service to Sune Karlsson ().
RePEc:hhs:lucirc:2014_027This page generated on 2024-09-13 22:16:05.