The Role of Returnees in Business: A Review

14 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2015 Last revised: 15 Mar 2015

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Huiyao Wang

Harvard Kennedy School; Center for China & Globalization

Tinghua Duan

IESEG School of Management

Wenxuan Hou

University of Edinburgh - Business School

Xiaohui Liu

Loughborough University

Date Written: January 28, 2015

Abstract

In recent years, a growing number of overseas Chinese students and immigrants return to China to take advantage of the development opportunities by engaging business. Their roles in business receive increasing attention from policy makers, the media and scholars. This chapter intends to provide a review of the relevant literature. We note that returnees have started playing an important role in the society since 1840s. Returnees contribute to the modern business through facilitating knowledge transfer, increasing innovation, boosting productivity and ensuring economic growth. The evidence from other countries and the disadvantages of returnees are also discussed.

Keywords: China, Returnee, Review

Suggested Citation

Wang, Huiyao and Duan, Tinghua and Hou, Wenxuan and Liu, Xiaohui, The Role of Returnees in Business: A Review (January 28, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2556863 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2556863

Huiyao Wang

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IESEG School of Management ( email )

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Wenxuan Hou

University of Edinburgh - Business School ( email )

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Xiaohui Liu

Loughborough University ( email )

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Great Britain

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