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MNEs and Capabilities Building in Ghana

Xiaolan Fu

George Essegbey

Godfred Frempong

Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development

ISBN: 978-1-78743-164-5, eISBN: 978-1-78743-163-8

Publication date: 25 September 2017

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on economic and human development in Africa. Specific focus is placed on the local managerial capability building. Capability building is an important part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) framework and is considered a necessary prerequisite for achieving poverty alleviation targets. The low level of local capabilities is a well-recognized issue in Africa. The study also addresses the emerging stream of research devoted to MNEs from developing countries. Such MNEs have a different level of managerial capabilities, a different corporate culture, and different operation models compared to MNEs from developed countries. This study analyzes the industrial development of Ghana and compares cases of Chinese and European MNEs operating in this country. On the basis of multimethod analysis, we provide extensive policy implications.

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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank Serena Masino, Jun Hou, Mavis Akuffobea, Hao Xu, and Chiyi Tan for excellent research assistance in fieldwork and preliminary data analysis. Some parts of this chapter are extracts from Fu et al. (2016), a project reported to the European Commission.

Citation

Fu, X., Essegbey, G. and Frempong, G. (2017), "MNEs and Capabilities Building in Ghana", Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development (International Business and Management, Vol. 33), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 173-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1876-066X20170000033008

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Emerald Publishing Limited