Global Journal of Management and Business Research, A: Administration and Management, Volume 22 Issue 9

© 2022. Beverlley Madzikanda (MSc.), Cai Li (Ph.D.) & Francis Tang Dabuo (MS.c). This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 22 Issue 9 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 A Study on the Complex Dynamic Factors Influencing Foreign Entrepreneurs in China: A GTMA Perspective By Beverlley Madzikanda (MSc.), Cai Li (Ph.D.) & Francis Tang Dabuo (MS.c) Jiangsu University Abstract- There is a huge opportunity for foreign entrepreneurs to enter the Chinese market. They have noted that the market is difficult to enter and complex to navigate. This study seeks to contribute towards filling this gap by examining the success o r failure of foreign nationals setting up businesses in China and identifying the critical success factors for foreigners in China, basing on transnational entrepreneurship and opportunity recognition theories. 128 entrepreneurs in China were surveyed through semi-structured interviews. Their responses were collated and analyzed using graph theoretic matrix approach to identify and rank the factors with the most influence on their business success. It was found that the factors with the greatest influence on the success of foreign entrepreneurs are government policies and funding. Government policies towards innovation through financing for technology companies and the demographic make-up of the consumer population provide the greatest opportunities for foreigners. Keywords: foreignness, foreign entrepreneur, complex dynamic factors, china, government policy, GTMA. GJMBR-A Classification: DDC Code: 657.3 LCC Code: HF5681.B2 AStudyontheComplexDynamicFactorsInfluencingForeignEntrepreneursinChinaAGTMAPerspective Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: