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Understanding cross-border mergers and acquisitions of African firms: The role of dynamic capabilities in enabling competitiveness amidst contextual constraints




TekijätWilliam Y. Degbey, Taina Eriksson, Peter Rodgers, Nnamdi Oguji

KustantajaWiley

Julkaisuvuosi2020

JournalThunderbird International Business Review

Sivujen määrä17

ISSN1096-4762

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22138

Verkko-osoitehttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/tie.22138

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/46962634


Tiivistelmä

This article builds on existing international business literature that examines the drivers of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) within emerging and developing economy contexts, theoretically exploring how dynamic capabilities (DCs) are connected to these drivers, and how African emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs) can pursue them to achieve competitiveness. The article's contribution is the development of a DC framework and testable propositions for African EMNEs' cross-border M&As. The theoretical framework shows the division of DC dimensions-sensing, seizing, and transforming-and establishes explanations for their linkage with institutional and resource drivers for African EMNEs' cross-border M&A competitiveness. In addition, the article outlines managerial implications to this effect. Overall, the article contributes to the emerging literature on the international expansion of African EMNEs through cross-border M&As by underscoring the role of DCs.


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