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Motives for foreign direct investment in the United States
Author(s) -
Zitta Steven J.,
Powers Thomas L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.10075
Subject(s) - foreign direct investment , business , investment (military) , element (criminal law) , international economics , marketing , international trade , economics , political science , macroeconomics , law , politics
As foreign direct investment becomes an important element of the global marketplace it is important tounderstand why firms use FDI as an investment option. This article reports research that identifies motivationsthat influence factor‐ and market‐seeking inward FDI in the United States. Based on a study of 127foreign companies investing in the United States, the research identifies motivators that differentiate andexplain these two types of investment behaviors. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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