International Journal of Development Issues: Volume 23 Issue 2

Guest editorial: The double-edged sword of inward FDI for the growth and sustainability of emerging, developing, and under-developed economies

Byung IL Park, Nigel Driffield, Lucia Piscitello

Does export structure enhance the growth gains from foreign investment? Evidence from the ECOWAS region

Hazwan Haini, Pang Wei Loon, Lukman Raimi

This study aims to examine whether diversified economies enhance the growth benefits from foreign direct investment (FDI). Diversified economies benefit from stable export…

The Chinese belt and road initiative: development project with strings attached?

Marc Oberhauser

This study aims to investigate how the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Chinese outward foreign direct investments (FDI) impact the Belt and Road countries (BRCs). It…

Inward foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship in China: the moderating role of intellectual property infringement hazards

Na Liu, MoonGyu Bae, Keon Hee Lee

The scholarly debate regarding the impact of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on entrepreneurship remains inconclusive. This study aims to tackle this discrepancy by…

Why do MNE foreign subsidiaries differ in supply chain management capability, and how does it matter?

Mengmeng Wang, Shufeng (Simon) Xiao

Despite the growing and widespread importance of exploring the primary factors facilitating global value chain (GVC) and supply chain management, this topic has received…

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions from emerging economy firms: a new channel for technology augmentation

Eunsuk Hong, Jong-Kook Shin, Huan Zou

Extending the springboard perspective with the resource dependence theory, the authors posit that cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are a new channel for emerging…

Natural-resources-seeking FDI and employment opportunities in developing countries: a temporal perspective

Elizabeth Moore, Kristin Brandl, Jonathan Doh, Camille Meyer

This study aims to analyze the short-, medium- and long-term impacts of natural-resources-seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) in the form of foreign multinational enterprise…

FDI impact: catalyzing digital capabilities in host nations

Lan Dang, Fernando Merino

This study aims to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on national digital capability, specifically differentiating the impact between FDI greenfield and…

Do foreign direct investment and foreign aid accelerate economic growth in developing countries?

Yong-Jae Choi, Seung-Nyeon Kim

This paper aims to study the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development assistance (ODA) on the economic growth of developing countries. This paper…