Charity can still begin at home: Examining the drivers and boundary conditions of Africa-to-Africa outward foreign direct investment (OFDI)

IF 5.9 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT
Diana Owusu-Yirenkyi , Portia M. Akolgo , Gilbert Zana Naab , Francis Donbesuur , Albert Danso
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Abstract

Recent studies on ‘Africa Rising’ and ‘Africa-to-Africa Internationalization’ have propelled conversations on how African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) can continue to internationalize within African countries. From the tenets of the institutional theory and the dynamic capabilities perspectives, this study proposes and tests a framework of how and when dysfunctional competition drives SMEs' outward foreign direct investments within African countries. Analysis of a survey data from 196 Ghanaian SMEs operating across the African continent indicates that cross-border open innovation mediates the relationship between dysfunctional competition and SMEs' intra- Africa OFDI activities. Further analysis revealed that SMEs' strategic agility plays a double-edged sword moderating role in enhancing the effects of dysfunctional competitions and cross-border open innovation on intra-Africa OFDI. These findings have significant implications for the international business and finance literature as well as the management and growth of African SMEs.

慈善仍可从国内开始:考察非洲对非洲对外直接投资(OFDI)的驱动因素和边界条件
最近关于 "非洲崛起 "和 "非洲对非洲国际化 "的研究推动了关于非洲中小型企业(SMEs)如何在非洲国家内继续国际化的讨论。本研究从制度理论和动态能力视角出发,提出并检验了一个框架,即功能失调的竞争如何以及何时推动了非洲国家中小企业的对外直接投资。对在非洲大陆经营的 196 家加纳中小企业的调查数据分析表明,跨境开放式创新是功能失调性竞争与中小企业非洲内部对外直接投资活动之间关系的中介。进一步的分析表明,中小企业的战略灵活性在增强功能失调竞争和跨境开放创新对非洲内部对外直接投资的影响方面发挥着双刃剑的调节作用。这些发现对国际商业和金融文献以及非洲中小企业的管理和发展具有重要意义。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of International Management is devoted to advancing an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory, and practice; and providing theoretical and managerial implications useful for the further development of research. It is designed to serve an audience of academic researchers and educators, as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to international management and strategy issues. JIM publishes theoretical and empirical research addressing international business strategy, comparative and cross-cultural management, risk management, organizational behavior, and human resource management, among others.
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