S/B/160. Dissertation. MNCs and FDI in China

Although most people believe that FDI played a largely positive role in China's economic development during the reform, there are also concerns that FDI may bring detrimental effect to the economy. Thus, both the business environment and governmental policies towards all these subsidiaries are changing all the time. This essay is written to explore the investment and development strategies of MNCs in such a complex market. Both case studies and quantitative research will be listed to outlines the role of MNCs and their strategies for the growth and development in China. This research tends to analyze their strategies of MNC both from the "micro and macro" perspective. In this essay, Chinese business environment will be discussed firstly, and then the case study of the American Copier Company Shanghai (ACC Shanghai) will be adopted to understand MNC's strategies and development positions in detail. Finally, the brief connections between the production and the environmental impact will be discussed, since this relationship is at the heart of the future development of the geo-economy.