Research Proposal Assignment 2022

Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL
FDI OF Wahaha, China
Name of Student:
Name of University:
Author Note:

RESEARCH PROPOSAL1
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Overview......................................................................................................................................3
Research objectives.....................................................................................................................3
Research questions.......................................................................................................................3
Literature review..............................................................................................................................3
Role of foreign direct investment in expansion...........................................................................3
Wahaha expansion strategy.........................................................................................................3
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................4

RESEARCH PROPOSAL2
Introduction
Overview
FDI is the acronym given to foreign direct investment. It is a process of making
investment by an individual or a firm located in a particular region of a country into the business
interest, which are located in some other country. FDI is the process of expanding the business to
promote a global organization or business (Almfraji and Almsafir 2014).
Following is a research proposal for the Chinese company called Wahaha group for
involving foreign direct investment for the expansion of the company and emerge as a globally
valued brand just like having a reputed brand value in China. The topic is intriguing to be
analyzed for a research proposal for the reason that it allows to understanding how FDI affects
the business grow globally. What are the challenges and procedures for globally expanding
business? The concept of FDI is understood with Wahaha Group taken into account. The strategy
of the group for investing in FDI is understood relating it with other successful global business.
To build a strong analytical skill for understanding the benefits and demerits of the subject is also
the reason for selecting the topic.
Research objectives
The aim and objective of this research proposal is to: Understand the scope of FDI for
expansion of business and, Relate to the benefits of FDI for becoming a global organization.
Research questions
The research questions identified for this research proposal is: What is the role of FDI in
business expansion? What is the expansion strategy of Wahaha?
Literature review
Role of foreign direct investment in expansion
As mentioned above foreign direct investment is the investment made by the individual
or organization in one country into another country to fulfill its business interests. One example
of this is Amazon establishing its new headquarters in Vancouver, Canada to expand its business
in a foreign country (Judd 2018). There are various ways to acquire the power for voting in a
foreign company for a domestic investor. These techniques are namely, Managers and
acquisitions, Getting into joint ventures with companies in foreign, Acquiring voting stock for a
company based in foreign, Building a subsidiary of the domestic firm in other country.