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- Boafo, Christopher, et al.
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Understanding internationalisation of informal African firms through a network perspective
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Small Business Journal. - : Sage Publications. - 0266-2426 .- 1741-2870. ; 40:5, s. 618-649
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studies of internationalisation have largely overlooked developing countries with high levels of legitimate informal entrepreneurship. Consequently, this article analyses the internationalisation of Informal African Firms (IAFs) from a network perspective. We undertook in-depth case studies of 14 informal smaller firms in two major enterprise clusters in Ghana. Our findings show that half transacted business in five to seven foreign markets, and more than half sold abroad within three years of inception. The study illustrates the different network ties that influence passive and active internationalisation strategies with evidence that these IAFs developed buyer networks through customer referrals and foreign customer walk-ins to the firm. Overall, we provide a comprehensive understanding of the triggers that initiate international business activities by IAFs so contribute to current theorising noting implications for management practices and policymaking on this important but hitherto, under-explored issue.
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- Dadzie, Samuel Bucklock Ato, et al.
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The influence of small business funding decisions on performance : The moderated mediation role of the corporate governance system
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ; , s. 223-223
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The paper investigates the role of corporate governance on the relationship between small businesses financing choice decisions on the business performance.Design/methodology/approach: The paper was situated within the theory of the financial growth cycle and adopted survey approach for data collection and analysis done through partial least square structural equation modelling.Findings: The study found that the interaction of corporate governance and financing choice decisions strengthen the performance relationship. Further, corporate governance mediates the positive relationship between financing choice decisions and performance. Thus, suggesting that corporate governance can carry the effect of the financing choice decisions to performance.Originality: The study contributes to the small business financing choice and performance literature by employing the financial growth cycle theory in explaining the financing choice decisions and in particular the role of corporate governance in the relationship.
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- Dhir, Sanjay, et al.
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Critical success factors determining performance of cross-border acquisition : Evidence from the African telecom market
- 2021
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Ingår i: Thunderbird International Business Review. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1096-4762 .- 1520-6874. ; 63:1, s. 43-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates the factors affecting Bharti Airtel's cross-border postacquisition performance in an African market. This study describes the relationships among various factors such as technical capability, affiliated firm's absorptive capacity, and organizational learning capabilities, which determine the successful operations of the Zain acquisition deal in South Africa. This paper adopts a qualitative approach to identify factors that influence the postacquisition performance. Seven factors are identified based on the literature. Consequently, it has become a necessity to encapsulate these factors in suitable proportions. In this study, we have developed a total interpretive structural modeling (TISM) to analyze the postacquisition performance of Bharti Airtel in South Africa. Our research has highlighted six dynamic factors (organizational learning capability, knowledge management, technology capability, technology relatedness, acquirer's absorptive capacity, and national culture difference) that affect the firm's postacquisition performance. The interpretive structural model (ISM) and total interpretive structural model for postacquisition performance are built-up. The developed TISM will support academics and practitioners to develop their understanding of acquisition performance of parent companies in the context of telecom business in the South African market.
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- Dike, Max, et al.
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China-Africa Business Relationships : A Systematic Literature Review and Future Directions
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. - : Academy of International Business. ; , s. 256-256
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Chinese-African business relationships has become a major topic of academic relevance recently. This paper presents a systematic review of the relevant extant literature on Chinese-African business relationships published in the period 2000-2019. We use the antecedents-strategies-consequences framework for an enhanced appreciation of the subject. The findings suggest that China’s presence in Africa is economically and politically-motivated, with loans, grants, and infrastructure-for-resources as the main strategies to woo the Africans. China is accused of opportunism in Africa, exploiting the continent’s natural-resource base for its domestic use and seeking political support from African nations to drive its global agenda. The study contributes to an improved understanding of the research and provides bases for future researchers to find gaps and add to the knowledge of the subject. Managers and policy-makers from both sides can also use the findings to enhance their strategies and policies respectively.
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- Kujala, Irene, et al.
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Institutional actors, policy and internationalisation of emerging market SMEs : Lessons from AGOA and the Ghanaian Textile Industry
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1476-1297 .- 1741-8054. ; 47:4, s. 518-547
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper focuses on the roles of institutional actors and their policies in promoting the internationalisation of Ghanaian textile firms. A longitudinal research method was employed with the aim of gaining an understanding of the development of the interrelationships between contexts, processes, actors and their activities and resources over a period of 13 years in order for the SME to internationalise. The findings show complex interrelationships, different roles and a greater importance of institutional actors than has been found in previous research. Furthermore, the findings show how the context of SMEs from emerging markets in Africa affect their internationalisation processes and success and how both home and foreign institutions and policies can contribute to the processes through a business network approach. Theoretically, this study contributes to theories of firm internationalisation from emerging markets. Practically, it provides implications for managers and policy makers about how to achieve and support the internationalisation of African SMEs.
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- Kujala, Irene, et al.
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The internationalisation of African emerging market SMEs : A literature review and propositions
- 2021
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Ingår i: The Market: International Journal of Business. - Nicosia, Cyprus : Cyprus Centre for Business Research at The Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM). - 2547-9202. ; 2, s. 98-109
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper concentrates on research into emerging market SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). We discuss various conceptual approaches to the internationalization of SMEs, emerging markets, and the African context. Internationalization theories such as the stage models (e.g. Uppsala model, and innovation-related models), the business network theories and international new venture approaches are most relevant for SMEs when discussing the role of risk aversion, collaboration, the business context, and entrepreneurship for internationalizing SMEs. As a specific example, we focus on the textile industry in sub-Saharan Africa. We conclude with proposals for future studies.
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- Ochieng, Irene Achieng, et al.
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Internationalisation patterns of African sharing economy companies : The role of gateway markets
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Research. - : Elsevier. - 0148-2963 .- 1873-7978. ; 170, s. 114297-114297
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sharing economy companies (sharecoms) have been internationalising rapidly, including entering African markets. Little research has been conducted on the strategies and behaviours of African sharecoms. Questions have been raised as to whether existing theories adequately explain the internationalisation of African firms. Thus, we analyse the internationalisation patterns of six African sharecoms, focusing on time, speed, and scope. The findings indicate that firms apply unique combinations of various internationalisation models. A novel pattern of internationalisation where the firms use “foreign gateway markets” as strategic “launchpads” before rapidly internationalising was also uncovered. Locational advantages, strategic networks, and relative technological advancement characterise the foreign gateway markets. We also propose the concept of “complex regional context” to define the context of emerging regions with many neighbouring countries with the potential for high levels of internationalisation but low levels of international business due to the lack of common enabling frameworks and institutions.
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- Oguji, Nnamdi, et al.
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Big data practices and adoption in International Business : The role of dynamic capability and institutions in the African context
- 2021
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Ingår i: Proceedings of 16th Vaasa Conference on International Business. August 16-18, 2021. - : University of Vaasa, Finland. ; , s. 34-
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Big data is a growing trend in today’s industries as companies take advantage of invaluable insights andopportunities they can acquire about their customers and processes to gain competitive advantage over theircompetitors (Kubina et al., 2015; Hanke, Bughin, Chui, Manyika, Saleh, Wiseman& Sethupathy 2016).The evolution of big data is similar to other disruptive IT innovations that have occurred in the last fourdecades. For example, research suggests that the advent of personal computers, internet and the adoption ofecommerce has lowered operational costs, increased customer satisfaction, led to revenue growth and first-mover competitive advantage for companies that adopted them (Hyma 2015; Luvai & Azim 2003;Sameer &Palo, 2006). Early research on big data suggest that it can offer tangible benefits to businesses across allindustries (McAfee & Brynjolfsson, 2012).The adoption of big data has been conceptualized as anorganizational capability that can provide competitive advantage to organizations in highly dynamic anduncertain environments (Chen, Preston, & Swink,2015; Wang & Hajli, 2017; Fioriniaet al. (2018). As theapplications of big data continue to grow, the opportunities abound, yet a clear understanding of itsapplications, challenges and opportunities across industries requires further empirical studies (See Sena,Demirbag, Bhaumik, & Sengupta, 2017).
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- Oguji, Nnamdi, et al.
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Exploring the determinants of acquisition integration capability : Lessons from the acquisitions of Finnish multinational enterprises
- 2021
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Ingår i: European Journal of International Management. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1751-6757 .- 1751-6765. ; 16:1, s. 1-27
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of the study is to explore how acquisition integration capabilities are developed in acquiring firms. Through empirical case studies of acquisitions of five Finnish MNEs in global markets, the study finds four determinants of acquisition integration capability: acquisition integration knowledge management, cultural competence, acquisition integration strategy, and acquisition performance review. The study extends dynamic capability theory to acquisition integration literature and provides a comprehensive and integrated perspective on the determinants of acquisition integration capability. Finally, five propositions are developed for future empirical research and we call for future studies to explore how acquisition integration capabilities become dynamic using longitudinal research design.
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- Oguji, Nnamdi, et al.
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International joint ventures research on Africa : A systematic literature review, propositions, and contextualization
- 2021
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Ingår i: Thunderbird International Business Review. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1096-4762 .- 1520-6874. ; 63:1, s. 11-26
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study reviewed the research on international joint ventures (IJVs) in Africa up to 2017. The authors performed a systematic search of peer-reviewed good-quality research using the 6W procedure and ensured the quality of the review by using the 5Cs quality criteria. The content analysis was focused on four research questions. A total of 22 relevant studies were found. Overall, only about one-third of the lead authors were affiliated with African universities. A majority of the studies were quantitative, and 78% of the studies were done for three countries: Ghana, Morocco, and Nigeria. There was either just one or no study on trust and conflict, partner selection, and human resource management (HRM). At the contextual level, it seems the most important factor influencing IJV strategy and success is institutions. We therefore suggest a greater use of institutional theory. Finally, we present a summary of conceptual framework and four propositions to guide future research.
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