Abstract
Using the model of “two countries; two corporations”, the authors demonstrated the impact of distance on the ODI decision making of transnational companies. After a cluster analysis of the sample countries with the panel data of China VS fifty one other countries and regions from 2000 to 2009, the authors inspected the sensitivity of different types of ODI to distance and found that compared with resource seeking ODI, the hindering effect of distance on market seeking ODI is greater, which is mainly caused by the motive and characteristics of the ODI of our country.
2011, Vol. 28 
