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Third-Party Market Cooperation and Non-Chinese Multinational Enterprises' Participation in the Belt and Road Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
Non-Chinese multinational enterprises (MNE) are wondering whether China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) creates challenges or opportunities for them. The fuzzy term “third-party market cooperation” was coined to involve non-Chinese MNEs in BRI-related business opportunities. Our contribution is threefold: First, we explore the role of non-Chinese firms in the BRI. Second, we locate “third-party market cooperation” in the international business literature and examine its originality. Third, we assess how non-Chinese MNEs can seize business potentials associated with third-party market cooperation in SSA. We conduct a qualitative analysis of official documents and substantiate our analysis by evaluating other media sources on third-party market cooperation projects in SSA. We find that firms play a decisive role in substantiating the BRI. The core novelty of third-party market cooperation is its strong political dimension, as governments may initiate and flank the participation of their MNEs in the BRI.
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Thunderbird International Business Review is a peer-reviewed journal that is published six times a year in cooperation with the Thunderbird School of Global Business Management, the world"s leading institution in the education of global managers. The journal"s aim is to advance and disseminate research in the field of international business. Its main target audience includes academicians and executives in business and government who have an interest in international business.
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