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标题：Human Capital Reputation as an Antecedent of Foreign Direct Investment Market Entry in Zimbabwe
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作者：Tafadzwa Matiza ; Sandra Perks
期刊名称：Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
电子版ISSN：2220-6140
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：5
页码：185-199
DOI：10.22610/jebs.v9i5(J).1922
语种：English
出版社：International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD)
摘要：This paper examines the influence that the reputation of Zimbabweâ€™s human capital has as an antecedent of FDI market entry opportunities in the country. By synthesizing nation branding, behavioural finance and foreign direct investment theory, this paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge in human capital as a determinant influencing foreign investor behaviour within an African economic context. Empirical data was generated from a self-administered online survey of a purposively sampled population of 305 foreign investors within the Zimbabwean context. Exploratory factor analysis extracted the items that constituted the Zimbabwean human capital construct, with Cronbachâ€™s alpha coefficients being utilized to measure the reliability of the measuring instrument. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment coefficients and multiple regression analysis were employed to further analyze the data. The results revealed that foreign investors considered the availability of a sustainable, highly productive, skilled, retainable and inexpensive workforce, as the influential human capital attributes they considered for FDI to Zimbabwe. The empirical evidence further affirmed that the reputation of Zimbabweâ€™s human capital is an antecedent for resource- and efficiency-seeking FDI typologies to Zimbabwe. As a result, practical guidelines are provided for the Government of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Investment Authority on the potential development and promotion of Zimbabweâ€™s human capital for the purpose of positively influencing investor behaviour, thereby attracting FDI to the country.
关键词：Human capital;nation branding;behavioural finance;foreign direct investment;Zimbabwe