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Ping Zheng

Bio: Ping Zheng is an academic researcher from University of Westminster. The author has contributed to research in topics: Foreign direct investment & International business. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2525 citations. Previous affiliations of Ping Zheng include University of Leeds & University of Dundee.

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TL;DR: This paper investigated the determinants of Chinese outward direct investment and the extent to which three special explanations (capital market imperfections, special ownership advantages and institutional factors) need to be nested within the general theory of the multinational firm.
Abstract: This study investigates the determinants of Chinese outward direct investment (ODI) and the extent to which three special explanations (capital market imperfections, special ownership advantages and institutional factors) need to be nested within the general theory of the multinational firm. We test our hypotheses using official Chinese ODI data collected between 1984 and 2001. We find Chinese ODI to be associated with high levels of political risk in, and cultural proximity to, host countries throughout, and with host market size and geographic proximity (1984 to 1991) and host natural resources endowments (1992 to 2001). We find strong support for the argument that aspects of the special theory help to explain the behaviour of Chinese MNEs.

2,238 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the determinants of Chinese Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) were investigated and the authors proposed research challenges for the next decade on Chinese OFDI that transcend the Chinese context and have wider theoretical applicability.
Abstract: Our original 2007 Journal of International Business Studies article, “The determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment”, was the first theoretically based empirical analysis of the phenomenon. It utilised internalisation theory to explain the internationalisation of Chinese state-owned enterprises. This paper showed that we had failed to ask sufficiently challenging questions about the effects of home country institutions on outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). This Retrospective builds on the extensive subsequent research to show the importance of context in constructing satisfactory theoretical explanations of OFDI. Building on these foundations, we propose research challenges for the next decade on Chinese OFDI that transcend the Chinese context and have wider theoretical applicability. Examining alternative forms of social and economic organisation allows the creation of special theories of foreign direct investment nested within the general theory. Following such a strategy would enable International Business research to make a contribution across the social sciences.

177 citations

01 Jan 2010

84 citations

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TL;DR: This article explored foreign direct investment (FDI) determinants in China and India and filled the gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive empirical comparison analysis by employing two panel data sets and two statistical models to identify the determinants of FDI inflows from home countries worldwide to the two host countries.
Abstract: This study explores foreign direct investment (FDI) determinants in China and India and fills the gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive empirical comparison analysis. Two panel data sets and two statistical models are employed to identify the determinants of FDI inflows from home countries worldwide to the two host countries by considering both home and host countries' characteristics. The empirical results show some interesting similarities and differences between the two countries. Market growth, imports, labor costs, and country political risk/policy liberalization are the determinants for both countries. However, exports, market size, and borrowing costs are important to China's FDI, while geographical and cultural distance factors are important to India's FDI.

68 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the antecedents of international student flows into UK higher education and the variations in the ante-cedents between home countries of origin were explored and a comparative analysis showed that a wide variety of economic, social and political factors are all important to the UK international students originally from developing economies, while home country economic wealth and population, and bilateral trade are more important than other factors in determining the students from developed countries studying in the UK.

62 citations


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01 Jan 2009

8,216 citations

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TL;DR: A theme of the text is the use of artificial regressions for estimation, reference, and specification testing of nonlinear models, including diagnostic tests for parameter constancy, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, and other types of mis-specification.
Abstract: Offering a unifying theoretical perspective not readily available in any other text, this innovative guide to econometrics uses simple geometrical arguments to develop students' intuitive understanding of basic and advanced topics, emphasizing throughout the practical applications of modern theory and nonlinear techniques of estimation. One theme of the text is the use of artificial regressions for estimation, reference, and specification testing of nonlinear models, including diagnostic tests for parameter constancy, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, and other types of mis-specification. Explaining how estimates can be obtained and tests can be carried out, the authors go beyond a mere algebraic description to one that can be easily translated into the commands of a standard econometric software package. Covering an unprecedented range of problems with a consistent emphasis on those that arise in applied work, this accessible and coherent guide to the most vital topics in econometrics today is indispensable for advanced students of econometrics and students of statistics interested in regression and related topics. It will also suit practising econometricians who want to update their skills. Flexibly designed to accommodate a variety of course levels, it offers both complete coverage of the basic material and separate chapters on areas of specialized interest.

4,284 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed the logic that OFDI promotion policies set by emerging market governments are economically imperative and institutionally complementary to offsetting competitive disadvantages of emerging market enterprises in global competition.

950 citations

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Ping Deng1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a model of resource-driven motivation behind Chinese M&A, and draw on a multiple-case study of three leading Chinese firms (TCL, BOE and Lenovo) to shed light on the explanatory power of this institutional framework.

780 citations

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TL;DR: This paper performed an econometric analysis of the host country determinants of Chinese outward FDI in the period 2003-2006 and found that Chinese inward FDI is attracted to large markets, and to countries with a combination of large natural resources and poor institutions.

733 citations