Managing Chinese outward foreign direct investment : from entry strategy to sustainable development in Australia

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of Tables and Figures = ix
• Foreword = xi
• List of Abbreviations = xiii
• 1 Introduction = 1
• Chinese OFDI in Australia = 4
• Bilateral trade and China-Australia Free Trade Agreement = 5
• Recent development of Chinese investment in Australia = 6
• The structure of this book = 8
• 2 Strategic Entry Considerations and Their Impact on Investment Performance in the Australian Mining Industry = 13
• Introduction = 13
• Theoretical foundations = 14
• Mainstream FDI theory = 14
• Emerging FDI theories = 15
• Other FDI theories = 17
• Hypothesis development = 18
• The developmental stage of the target firms invested = 20
• Mode of market entry and financial performance = 23
• Methods = 25
• The database = 25
• Sample = 26
• Dependent variable = 26
• Independent variables = 27
• Control variables = 28
• Findings and discussion = 28
• Overall patterns of financial performance = 28
• Timing of market entry and financial performance = 28
• Stage of development invested and financial performance = 30
• Ownership percentage and financial performance = 32
• Mode of entry and financial performance = 33
• Discussion and conclusion = 34
• 3 How Does Liability of Foreignness Impact the Behaviour of Chinese MNCs? A Case Study of Sino Iron Project = 44
• Introduction = 44
• Reviewing literature on liability of foreignness = 45
• Research method = 47
• Case selection = 47
• Data collection = 48
• Case description = 48
• Findings and discussion = 51
• Poor preparation for entering the Australian mining industry = 51
• Chinese standards in project design and costing = 52
• Difficulties and costs in managing major contractors = 52
• Additional costs in corporate management = 55
• Discriminatory government regulations and administrative procedures = 56
• Discussion = 57
• Conclusion and implications = 60
• 4 Managing Post-Transaction Integration by Chinese MNCs = 64
• Introduction = 64
• Literature review = 65
• Strategic thinking and target identification in M＆A = 65
• Post-acquisition integration = 67
• Research methods = 74
• Research design = 74
• Background information about Minmetals and MMG = 76
• Finding and discussion = 77
• Integration strategy and corporate control = 77
• Organisational integration = 82
• Cultural integration = 84
• Knowledge transfer and learning = 84
• MMG's performance = 86
• Conclusion and implications = 87
• 5 Corporate Governance in Chinese-Controlled Subsidiaries = 93
• The institutional logics perspective and the logics of corporate control = 95
• The institutional logics perspective = 95
• Corporate control in China : The evolution of institutional logics, social values and corporate practices = 96
• Hypothesis development = 101
• Corporate governance practice and its adoption in Chinese-controlled foreign subsidiaries = 101
• Moderating the relationship between institutional logics and corporate control practices : Organisational resources and size of foreign subsidiaries = 106
• Research methods = 108
• Findings and discussion = 110
• Board of director and chairperson appointments in Chinese MNC subsidiaries = 110
• Appointment of MD／CEO and senior managers in Chinese MNC subsidiaries = 114
• Conclusion and implication = 117
• 6 Cross-Cultural Management and HRM = 122
• Introduction = 122
• Literature review on Chinese MNCs' IHRM policies and strategies = 123
• Methodology = 131
• The context = 131
• Methods adopted = 132
• Our case studies = 133
• Summary = 137
• 7 Corporate Sustainable Development : How and Why Chinese-Invested Firms Engage Community in the Australian Mining Industry = 140
• Introduction = 140
• A conceptual framework of CSR performance = 142
• Research on community engagement = 148
• Community engagement practices by Chinese firms = 149
• Background information on the company studied = 151
• Research methods = 152
• Findings and discussion = 153
• Community engagement strategy and approach = 153
• Community engagement motivations = 154
• Conclusion = 159
• Limitations and directions for future research = 160
• 8 Conclusion : Ongoing Challenges for Chinese OFDI and MNCs Operating Abroad = 166
• Introduction = 166
• Ongoing challenges for Chinese OFDI and MNCs operating abroad = 167
• Conclusion = 169
• Index = 175