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Are environmental conditions in the eyes of the beholder? Foreign and local firms in Africa 环境条件在旁观者眼中吗？非洲的外国和本地公司

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2155024

Lilach Nachum, C. Ogbechie

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Acknowledgement Of Reviewers 审稿人致谢

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-10-26 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2133669

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Microfoundations of technology cluster emergence in emerging economies: Mindsets of natives and non-natives in Johannesburg, South Africa 新兴经济体技术集群出现的微观基础：南非约翰内斯堡本地人和非本地人的心态

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-09-06 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2106928

B. A. Gilbert

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Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy 社会资本与企业绩效关系:新产品开发能力与环境动力在新兴经济体中的作用

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2106920

Patrick Akanpaaba, Ahmed Agyapong, Henry Kofi Mensah, S. Akomea

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A Notsie narrative perspective on turnover in the UK financial services industry 英国金融服务业营业额的诺西叙事视角

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2106911

D. Sarpong, M. Maclean, Wuraola Hassan

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Building legitimacy and distinctiveness on Nigerian-Canadian transnational ventures’ websites 在尼日利亚-加拿大跨国企业的网站上建立合法性和独特性

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2107256

Diane A. Isabelle, M. Westerlund, Victoria Sajuyigbe

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The making of a makerspace in Ethiopia: A study of legitimacy using Actor-Network Theory 埃塞俄比亚创客空间的形成:基于行动者网络理论的合法性研究

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2071577

Lucia Corsini

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Special issue editorial: Social innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa 特刊社论:非洲的社会创新和企业家精神

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2071579

D. Littlewood, Giacomo Ciambotti, D. Holt, Laurel A. Steinfield

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Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa 制度与培训:非洲社会特许经营案例

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2071575

Judith Jacob Iddy, I. Alon, Benjamin C. Litalien

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Social entrepreneurs’ learning experience in South African incubators 社会企业家在南非孵化器的学习经历

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2022.2071573

Aleia Bucci, J. Marks

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