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African Businesses in Global Spaces and Places

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Implications for international business theory, sustainability practices and ethical leadership

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvKweku Adams,Rexford Attah-Boakye,Honglan Yu

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This book explores the positioning and impact of African businesses in the global economy. Despite being historically underrepresented, African multinational enterprises (MNEs), which this book refers to as Lion MNEs are emerging as formidable players in global markets. This book examines the strategies these businesses use to carve out space in international markets, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they leverage to assert their presence in global spaces.This work also addresses the broader implications of African businesses' global activities for international business theory, sustainability practices, and ethical leadership. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how Lion MNEs navigate the complexities of global business environments and their contributions to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The book is intended for academics, researchers, and graduate students in international business, strategic management, and African studies. It will also be valuable for policymakers, business executives, and consultants interested in understanding the dynamics of African businesses in global markets and their impact on international business theory and practice.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-05
Mått178 x 254 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSustainable Development Goals Series
Antal sidor190
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032242303

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Dr Kweku Adams is an Associate Professor in International Business & Management and the Programme Leader for the MSc International Business and Management at the Bradford School of Management, University of Bradford, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He holds an MBA (Finance)- University of Bedfordshire, Master of Laws (LLM) - University of York, PhD (International Business Management) from Swansea University, among others, and has held academic positions in North America, including the University of Calgary the University of Lethbridge, Canada. His research focuses on international business strategy, headquarters subsidiary relations, and the ESG and human rights challenges facing multinational enterprises, with publications across leading international journals. He is the Founding President of the Ghana Scholarly Society Worldwide – a learned society with a focus on finding solutions to challenging problems facing Africa through scholarly engagements. Dr Adams is an Associate Editor of Business Strategy and Development and the Journal of Enterprising Communities. He is also on the Editorial Review Boards of the Thunderbird International Business Review and the Africa Journal of Management (AJG 2* Journals) and has Guest edited Special Issues.Dr Rexford Attah-Boakye (PhD, FCCA, ACICM, CQRM SFHEA) is an accomplished individual with an extensive background in academia and industry. He is currently an Associate Professor in Accounting at the University of Bradford. Dr Attah-Boakye held the position of Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Nottingham Business School and is recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCCA), a Certified Quantitative Risk Expert (CQRM), and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (ACICM). His research interests primarily revolve around environmental accounting and accountability, corporate governance, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cybersecurity. His contributions have been recognized in several internationally ranked peer-reviewed journals, including the British Journal of Management, Accounting Forum, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International management, Management international review, International Journal of Finance & Economics, European Journal of Finance, and Technological Forecasting, among others.Dr Honglan Yu is Lecturer in International Entrepreneurship at University of Sheffield University, with extensive research expertise in antecedents, processes and outcomes of organisational learning during SMEs’ internationalisation in emerging countries, such as China and Africa. He has published in high quality journals, including Journal of International Management, Management International Review, International Journal of Management Review, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Journal of Business Research, Technovation, and Journal of Small Business Management. Honglan is editorial member of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and is undertaking guest editorial roles in Africa Journal of Management and Thunderbird International Business Review. His research excellence has been recognised by Lazaridis Institute Best Paper Award for International Entrepreneurship in the European international Business Academy (EIBA) conference in 2020 and Women Academy of International Business (WAIB) award in 2024.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Lion MNEs in Global Spaces.- Chapter 2. Strategic Positioning of African MNEs.- Chapter 3. Lions at the Frontier: Strategic Convergence, Institutional Divergence, and the African Advantage.- Chapter 4. Driving Digital Transformation: How Lion MNEs Harness Technology and Innovation in Africa.- Chapter 5. Internationalization Trajectories of African Firms.- Chapter 6. Cultural and Institutional Influences on African MNE Strategies.- Chapter 7. Risk and Resilience in the Global Expansion of African MNEs: Disaster-Related Uncertainties.- Chapter 8. Afro-Institutional Collaboration, Legitimacy and Capability Development in LMNE Internationalisation.- Chapter 9. African MNEs and Post-Disaster Recovery: Building Resilience and Sustainable Development in North Africa. The cases of Libya and Morocco.- Chapter 10. Green Accounting for Sustainable MNEs in Africa.- Chapter 11. Ethical Leadership in African Multinational Enterprises.- Chapter 12. Implications to African Policy makers.- Chapter 13. Integrative Case: From Local Roots to Global Markets: Grandstyle’s SDG aligned differentiation in the organic agro processing industry.