*The 4th East China University of Science and Technology - University of
San Francisco International Symposium:*
*Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Market Economies in an Era of
Global Uncertainty*
Date: May 25-26, 2019
Location: Shanghai, P.R. China
Currently, the international economic structure is undergoing tremendous
changes. On one hand, anti-globalization sentiment and subsequent
protectionism keep rising across the developed economies. The protectionist
trade policies of United States, and the China-US trade war in particular,
are causing the world economic system to undergo turbulent adjustments and
hindering foreign direct investment from emerging market countries. On the
other hand, emerging market countries have also strengthened supervision of
transnational capital flows to avoid capital loss and cross-border
arbitrage activities. These factors together determine that investors from
emerging market countries cannot follow the conventional model of the past
and instead, must search for a new path for future investment.
Take China as an example. As the Chinese government tightens its
control over overseas investment, China’s outbound foreign direct
investment in 2017 fell by 30% from the previous year. Under the influence
of trade protection policy, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS) rejected more than $2 billion in acquisitions in the
first five months of 2018. Affected by the above factors, Chinese companies
sold about $9.6 billion of US assets in the first five months of 2018. The
total investment in the US was only $1.8 billion, down 92% from the same
period in 2017 (Rhodium Group, 2018). The frustration over investment in
the United States and the government’s control over cross-border investment
have led Chinese companies to seek new investment opportunities. According
to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce of China, in the first half
of 2018, the value of Chinese companies' mergers and acquisitions in Europe
increased by 40%, which is 4.5 times the amount of US mergers and
acquisitions. At the same time, Chinese companies' M&A transactions in the
“One Belt One road” countries amounted to 43 cases, accounting for 20.8% of
the total transactions in the same period; the newly added investment in
the “One Belt One road” countries was $7.4 billion, rising 12% year-on-year
and reaching a total of 12.9% in the same period. The direction of China's
foreign direct investment is quietly changing.
Similarly, in the context of global change, other emerging market
economies are also facing the same foreign direct investment choices. So,
what changes have occurred in foreign direct investment in emerging market
countries, industries and enterprises? What lies behind these changes? How
should the strategy of foreign direct investment in emerging market
countries be adjusted? What will be the direction of foreign direct
investment in emerging market countries in the future? These issues need to
be extensively discussed and answered.
Given these gaps, the Institute of Management and Organization, School
of Business, ECUST, together with the Chinese Business Studies Initiative
(CBSI), School of Management at University of San Francisco, will launch
their 4th international symposium on May 25 - 26, 2019. This symposium will
provide a platform for sharing ideas and insights among scholars and
business executives in terms of current and future research on these
issues. During this two-day symposium, various sessions including paper
presentations, keynote speeches, and academic and industry panel
discussions will be organized. Scholars, business executives,
entrepreneurs, and policy-makers are invited to join us in the discussion.
*Theme: *
This symposium aims to provide a platform for both scholars and
practitioners to share ideas. Any topics related to foreign direct
investment and emerging market multinationals are encouraged and
appreciated here.
*Keynote Speakers (updating…)*
Mike W. Peng University of Texas at Dallas
*Submission Guidelines*
We invite scholars to present research and identify questions that
concern foreign direct investment from emerging market multinationals. Your
submission must include a 1-2 page extended abstract with the following
components (where relevant):
· Purpose
· Design/methodology/approach
· Findings
· Research limitations/implications
· Practical implications
*Important Dates*
Symposium Date: May 25 and 26, 2019
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2019
*Registration fee:* ￥600 or US$100 (￥400 or US$ 60, for students)
*Account payee:* 033296-08017003862
*Payee:* East China University of Science and Technology
*Bank of deposit:* Caoxi branch, Shanghai, The Agricultural Bank of China
*Remittance remark*：*Name+University+School*（Please be sure to indicate！）
*Contact Information*
Abstracts should be submitted to: [log in to unmask] For
additional conference information and questions, please contact
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*Conference Chairs *
Haifeng Yan East China University of Science and Technology
Xiaohua Yang University of San Francisco
*The Planning Committees (in alphabetical order of surnames)*
Taotao Chen
Qsinghua University
Manli Huang
South China University of Technology
Donghong Li
Qsinghua University
Lei Li
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Weiwen Li
Sun Yat-Sen University
Yu Li
University of International Business and Economics
Jane W. Lu
China Europe International Business School
Ping Lv
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gloria Ge
Griffith University Business School
Yimin Wang
Shandong University
Bing Wu
East China University of Science and Technology
Jianzu Wu
Lanzhou University
Xianming Wu
Wuhan University
Hongming Xie
Zhejiang University of Technology
Xiaojun Xu
Fudan University
Gracy (J.Y.) YANG
University of Sydney
Xiao Zhang
Nanjing University
Qinqin Zheng
Fudan University
*Program Chairs*
Bing Wu East China University of Science and
Technology
Liang Wang University of San Francisco
*Program Committees*
Yi Ke East China University of Science and
Technology
Haibo Zhou East China University of Science and Technology
Qihu Wang East China University of Science and Technology
Qiong Wu East China University of Science and Technology
Molin Wang East China University of Science and Technology
Roger Chen University of San Francisco
Matt Monnot University of San Francisco
Best Wishes!
Xiaohua Yang, Ph.D. 杨小华博士
Professor of International Business 国际工商管理终身教授
Director, China Business Studies Initiative 中国企业管理研究所所长
Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy
School of Management
University of San Francisco 旧金山大学商学院
2130 Fulton St, Malloy Hall 241
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415-422-4330
https://www.usfcbsi.org/
https://www.usfca.edu/management/faculty/xiaohua-yang
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