Bibliometric review on FDI attractiveness factors

Vanessa P.G. Bretas*, Ilan Alon, Andrea Paltrinieri, Kavilash Chawla

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

This article reviews the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) attractiveness factors through bibliometric and content analyses. We analyse 499 articles between 1994 and 2021 extracted from the Web of Science database. Using Bibliometrix R-package and VOSviewer software, we combined co-citation, bibliographic coupling, and keyword co-occurrence temporal analysis with a content analysis of the most cited articles. Five main research categories are revealed: structure for FDI, market conditions, entry conditions, institutional framework, and resources offer. We propose a conceptual framework of FDI attractiveness factors aligned with FDI motives. The article comprehensively reviews the key determinants using quantitative and qualitative approaches and provides future research directions.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)469-499
Numero di pagine31
RivistaEuropean Journal of International Management
Volume17
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • FDI
  • FDI determinants
  • attractiveness factors
  • bibliometric review
  • foreign direct investment

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