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Do Asian Companies Bid Higher in Cross‐Border M&A? A Moderating Effect Analysis

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether Asian companies pay higher premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and identifies the institutional factors driving this behavior. Grounded in the concept of Asian institutional logic—characterized by state coordination, relational governance, and long‐term strategic orientation—we argue that these ...
Conrado Diego García‐Gómez, Jorge Bento Farinha, Ender Demir, José María Díez‐Esteban   +3 more
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Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2011: Post-crisis trade and investment opportunities [PDF]

With the start of the global economic crisis, world foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows decreases by 16% in 2008, then dropped sharply by 37% in 2009 and gained a marginal 1% increase in 2010.
United Nations ESCAP
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Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden

Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Direct Investment in Latvia and Serbia: A Comparative Analysis

Comparative Economic Research
The main purpose of this study is to compare foreign direct investment (FDI) patterns in Latvia and Serbia, ex­amining underlying trends, institutional frameworks, and historical contexts that shape investment dynamics.
Radovan Kastratović, Anatolijs Krivins
doaj   +1 more source

Towards an anthropology of acquisition: ‘How did you get that?’ Vers une anthropologie de l'acquisition : « Où as‐tu trouvé ça ? »

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The production‐distribution‐consumption triad has structured how anthropologists understand exchange for roughly a century. This article argues for expanding this triad to include an explicit focus on acquisition – the systems, processes, and practices of acquiring.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Labor Market Flexibility as a Determinant of FDI Inflows [PDF]

This paper shows that labor market flexibility, measured by labor market standards and regulations, has two opposing effects on FDI inflows. Labor market regulations and standards decrease FDI inflows through the cost channel, but they increase FDI ...
Hazel Parcon
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Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Terms of Slovak Republic and Wood-Processing Industry of Slovakia

Drvna Industrija, 2012
The presence of foreign direct investment in certain sectors or country determines several factors - the determinants of foreign direct investment. The article analyzes the selected factors of FDI inflows to the Slovak Republic and to the wood-processing
Martina Merková, Josef Drábek, Denis Jelačić   +2 more
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NEW EVIDENCE ON THE CAUSAL LINKAGES BETWEEN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, EXPORTS AND IMPORTS IN MALAYSIA [PDF]

By extending Wong and Tang’s (2007) study, this study aims to further explore the causal relations between FDI (foreign direct investment), exports and imports. There is a unique long-run causal relationship running from exports as well as imports to FDI.
Koi Nyen Wong, Tuck Cheong Tang
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‘Let's Turn the Grass Into Meat’: Animal Husbandry as Women's Work in Cold War North Korea

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In postcolonial North Korea, the future of the nation was said to be a function of the feedlot. Unobtainable on the battlefields of the recently ended Korean War, liberation and unification of the peninsula became a question of competitive developmentalism.
Sunho Ko, Derek J. Kramer
wiley   +1 more source