Extending the investment development path model to include the human environment factor

Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua; Thomson, Stanley Bruce; Hutchings, Kate; Cieri, Helen De

Extending the investment development path model to include the human environment factor

Author

Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua

Thomson, Stanley Bruce

Hutchings, Kate

Cieri, Helen De

Date

2011

Keywords

personnel management, economic development, investments, international business enterprises

Abstract (summary)

This article aims to address Dunning's call to include the 'human environment' (HE) as a new trend and trajectory for research in international business (IB). Dunning argues that the most important driver for economic advancement is knowledge, which arises from the HE. We extend Dunning's IB theory of the five stages of a country's investment development path (IDP) to include the HE factor. Further, we use China as an example in which to examine the role of human resource management (HRM). We identify and analyze an important link between foreign direct investment, multinational enterprises, and both domestic and global HRM.

Publication Information

Jiuhua Zhu, Cherrie, S. B. Thomson, K. Hutchings, and H. DeCieri. "Extending the Investment Development Path Model to Include the Human Environment Factor." Thunderbird International Business Review 53, no. 3 (May 2011): 311-324. doi:10.1002/tie.20409.