The changing dynamics of international business in Africa. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Ifedapo Adeleye, Kevin Ibeh, Abel Kinoti and Lyal White.
• Editors: Adeleye, Ifedapo, 1978-
• Contents: 1. The Changing Dynamics of International Business in Africa: Emerging Trends and Key Issues; Ifedapo Adeleye, Lyal White, Kevin Ibeh and Abel Kinoti -- PART I: INWARD FDI TO AFRICA: EMERGING PATTERNS, CHALLENGES AND RESEARCH AGENDA -- 2. An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of FDI on Domestic Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pre- and Post- Global Financial Crises; Theresa Onaji-Benson -- 3. Knowledge Transfer Through Expatriation ₆ How Do Subsidiary Employees Count?; Yetunde Anibaba -- 4. Chinese Investment in Africa: Avenues for Scholarship; Lite Nartey and Stephen Mezias -- 5. Brazilian Firms in Africa: What Makes Them Different?; Any Freitas and Lyal White -- PART II: OUTWARD FDI FROM AND INTRA-REGIONAL FDI IN AFRICA: EMERGING TRENDS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES -- 6. Patterns and Determinants of Intra-African FDI; Robert Rolfe, Alessandro Perri, and Douglas Woodward -- 7. Rising Africa and Its Nascent Multinational Corporations; Kevin Ibeh -- 8. Failure of Africa-to-Africa Internationalization: Key Factors and Lessons; Olawale Ajai -- PART III: CASES ON THE DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN AFRICA -- 9. Tata: An Indian Multinational's Africa Journey; Lyal White, Dianna Games, and David Cooper -- 10. Vale in Mozambique; Lyal White, Margie Sutherland, and Stewart Nupen -- 11. Research in Motion/Blackberry: Managing Channel Conflict in Nigeria; Uchenna Uzo -- 12. Standard Bank: An African Tiger; Robert Grosse -- 13. Game: Competing in Africa's Playing Field; John Luiz, Stephanie Townsend, and Claire Beswick -- 14. FirstBank of Nigeria: Developing an Internationalization Strategy; Ifedapo Adeleye, Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Chris Ogbechie, and Franklin Ngwu.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.8/886; Business; International business enterprises -- Africa; Investments, Foreign -- Africa; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Multinationales; Investissements directs étrangers; Nouveaux pays industrialisés; Affaires; Commerce international; Congrès; Commerce; International business enterprises; International economic relations; Investments, Foreign; Multinationales Unternehmen; Auslandsinvestition; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen; Handel; Außenhandel; Social Science -- General; Business & Economics -- International -- Economics; Business & Economics -- Management; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Cultural studies; Business & management; Management & management techniques; Development economics & emerging economies; International economics; Management science; Leadership; International business enterpris; Management; Development economics; International economics; Business strategy; Africa -- Commerce; Africa -- Foreign economic relations; Afrique; Africa; Subsaharisches Afrika; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137516541; 1137516542; 9781349703708; 1349703702
• Related ISBNs: 9781137516527; 1137516526
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.