Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing epochal changes, arguably becoming the new frontier for business. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) wishing to operate there need to adopt legitimation strategies, showing their social and long-term commitment with local context. We argue that, a viable approach...

Access to electricity is a marker for development but it is far from being universal in developing countries. In this context, multinational enterprises (MNEs) could play a role, especially if the country suffers from institutional voids. Using a panel of 1500 home-host country pairs, observed...

This paper analyses the relationship between privatization and service quality in the electricity industry, and tests the hypothesis that managerial behavior is a significant intervening factor. The sample includes 31 Italian distributors over the period 1998-2004; their quality performance is...

This paper describes the methodology employed and the results obtained in a study we conducted to estimate the costs sustained by electricity users for voltage quality. The study concerned, in particular, Italian industrial consumers, connected to medium voltage distribution networks. We have...