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The multinationalisation of South African telecommunications firms into Africa
Luiz, John M.; Stephan, Henry - In: Telecommunications Policy 36 (2012) 8, pp. 621-635
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This encompasses the reasons for investing, the methods of … Africa Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) have in navigating the complexities of doing business in institutional voids. The … liability of being from the relatively small emerging market of South Africa and operating in a country of institutional …
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Corruption, South African Multinational Enterprises and Institutions in Africa
Luiz, John; Stewart, Callum - In: Journal of Business Ethics 124 (2014) 3, pp. 383-398
internationalising into Africa. The results indicate that corruption in African markets is pervasive and closely associated with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938054
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Foreign Direct Investment and the Internationalisation of South African Mining Companies into Africa
Luiz, John; Ruplal, Meshal - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2010
The paper investigates the factors influencing the internationalisation of mining firms into Africa and the strategies … employed. We focus on the FDI of South African mining firms because of the dominance of this country in the extractive … identify the entry-mode characteristics of the mining firms as well as the importance of the factors influencing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694556
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Corporate Social Responsibility and development in Africa: Redefining the roles and responsibilities of public and private actors in the mining sector
Campbell, Bonnie - In: Resources Policy 37 (2012) 2, pp. 138-143
which mining activities take place in order to consider the changing roles played by the various actors involved, whether … legitimacy faced by mining companies, have put forward measures in the name of CSR that do not address the origins that give rise …
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Regional foreign direct investment potential of the states within the US
Kandogan, Yener - In: Journal of Economics and Business 64 (2012) 4, pp. 306-322
Given various significant benefits, not only countries but also regions within a country compete against each other in trying to attract foreign direct investments (FDI). While there are several studies explaining the factors behind a country's potential for foreign direct investment,...
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The Internationalization of Chinese Family Enterprises and Dunning's Eclectic MNE Paradigm
Erdener, Carolyn; Shapiro, Daniel M. - In: Management and Organization Review 1 (2005) 3, pp. 411-436
This paper applies Dunning's eclectic paradigm of Ownership, Location and Internalization (OLI) advantages to the international activity and performance dynamics of the Chinese family enterprise (CFE). Through the lens of Dunning's paradigm, we trace the role of cultural and economic factors in...
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The Internationalization of Chinese Firms: A Case for Theoretical Extension?
Child, John; Rodrigues, Suzana B. - In: Management and Organization Review 1 (2005) 3, pp. 381-410
This paper examines the patterns of, and motives for, internationalization by prominent market-seeking Chinese firms. Case studies of these firms indicate that they are seeking technological and brand assets to create a competitive position in international markets. While mainstream theory tends...
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Do Busy Boards Add Value to Standalone Firms relative to Business Groups?Evidence from India
Chakravarty, Sugato; Marisetty, Vijaya B; … - Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue … - 2011
We investigate whether busy boards add more value to standalone firms compared to business group affiliated firms in India – an economy plagued with significant institutional voids. Using board composition data of the top 500 Indian firms spanning the period 2003 to 2006, we find that firm...
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Business Strategy and Overcoming Lack of Market Institutions upon Entering Emerging Markets - Case Study of Heiwado's Entry into China -
Kawabata, Yuki; Nisio, Kumiko - Graduate School of International Relations, … - 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine how businesses confront lack of market institutions when entering an emerging market and building and implementing a business model to realize a corporate business strategy, in addition to how those businesses respond to the lack and establish competitive...
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Institutionalizing Ethics in Institutional Voids: Building Positive Ethical Strength to Serve Women Microfinance Borrowers in Negative Contexts
Chakrabarty, Subrata; Bass, A. - In: Journal of Business Ethics 119 (2014) 4, pp. 529-542
This study examines whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) that serve women borrowers at the base of the economic pyramid are likely to adopt a written code of positive organizational ethics (POE). Using econometric analysis of operational and economic data of a sample of MFIs from across the...
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