{"title":"Corporate governance and the internationalisation of African firms: An institutional investor perspective","authors":"Dominik Anderhofstadt, Nicolene Wesson, Suzette Viviers","doi":"10.1057/s41310-024-00262-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of corporate governance on the internationalisation of African firms from the perspective of institutional investors. While African firms have significantly expanded their international operations over the past two decades, international business literature has not given the related corporate governance aspects enough attention. In particular, the complex interaction between firm-level corporate governance mechanisms and country-level corporate governance systems has considerable implications for the value creation of internationalisation strategies. To address this research gap, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 senior decision-makers of institutional investors operating in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mauritius, Ghana, and Nigeria to gain an unprecedented view of the internationalisation of African firms. Based on the findings of the thematic analysis, this study developed a theoretical framework of high practical relevance that combines the concepts of corporate governance and internationalisation in the dynamic and diverse African context. The study further provides novel insights into the cultural dimension of corporate governance by demonstrating that the outcome of corporate governance practices depends on cultural norms and values across a multinational firm’s international operations.</p>","PeriodicalId":45050,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Disclosure and Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Disclosure and Governance","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-024-00262-3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of corporate governance on the internationalisation of African firms from the perspective of institutional investors. While African firms have significantly expanded their international operations over the past two decades, international business literature has not given the related corporate governance aspects enough attention. In particular, the complex interaction between firm-level corporate governance mechanisms and country-level corporate governance systems has considerable implications for the value creation of internationalisation strategies. To address this research gap, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 senior decision-makers of institutional investors operating in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mauritius, Ghana, and Nigeria to gain an unprecedented view of the internationalisation of African firms. Based on the findings of the thematic analysis, this study developed a theoretical framework of high practical relevance that combines the concepts of corporate governance and internationalisation in the dynamic and diverse African context. The study further provides novel insights into the cultural dimension of corporate governance by demonstrating that the outcome of corporate governance practices depends on cultural norms and values across a multinational firm’s international operations.
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The International Journal of Disclosure and Governance publishes a balance between academic and practitioner perspectives in law and accounting on subjects related to corporate governance and disclosure. In its emphasis on practical issues, it is the only such journal in these fields. All rigorous and thoughtful conceptual papers are encouraged.
To date, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance has published articles by a former general counsel and a former commissioner of the SEC, practitioners from Cleary Gottlieb, Skadden Arps, Wachtell Lipton, and Latham & Watkins as well as articles by academics from Harvard, Yale and NYU. The readership of the journal includes lawyers, accountants, and corporate directors and managers.