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Five decades of research on foreign direct investment by MNEs: An overview and research agenda

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Paul, Justin, Feliciano-Cestero, María M.·2021·Journal of Business Research
DOI 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.04.017PMC PMC7151309
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Despite the significance attached to foreign direct investment (FDI) by Multinational enterprises (MNEs), there are is no comprehensive review of the FDI literature. Moreover, those that have been published, focus on subsets of FDI. This review systematically examines the empirical as well as theoretical research on FDI through an analysis of 500 articles published during the last five decades. Theoretical models, methods, context, and contributions to scholarship were reviewed. We strive to highlight the key theories, paradigms, and articles and provide directions for future research. We conclude that FDI has evolved as the most significant area of international business.

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Authors
Paul, J., & Feliciano-Cestero, M. M.
Affiliations
University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
Corresponding author
Feliciano-Cestero, María M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Business Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
124
Pages
800-812
ISSN
0148-2963 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.04.017
PMC
PMC7151309
OpenAlex
W3015493597
Cited by
401
References
223
Citations by year
2026: 42 · 2025: 88 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 68 · 2022: 72 · 2021: 37
FWCI
50.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Business Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Corporate Finance and Governance
Keywords
foreign direct investment, multinational corporations, FDI theory, international business research, research agenda

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