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Pathways to Business Success in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • James Austin

    (Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration)

  • Walter Cohn

    (International Finance Corporation)

  • John Quelch

    (Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration)

Abstract

This study of successful business in operation in Sub-Saharan countries identifies factors contributing to their success. The research examined directly 20 successful companies in 7 different countries.

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  • James Austin & Walter Cohn & John Quelch, 1996. "Pathways to Business Success in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 2(1), pages 57-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:afe:journl:v:3:y:1996:i:1:p:57-76
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    2. Ju Hyoung Park & Hyun-Young Park & Ho-Young Lee, 2018. "The Effect of Social Ties between Outside and Inside Directors on the Association between Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Value," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-24, October.
    3. Arinze Christian Nwoba & Nathaniel Boso & Matthew J. Robson, 2021. "Corporate sustainability strategies in institutional adversity: Antecedent, outcome, and contingency effects," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 787-807, February.
    4. Joseph Ofori-Dankwa & Scott D. Julian, 2013. "Dynamism, Capital Structure, and Performance in a Sub-Saharan Economy: Extending the Institutional Difference Hypothesis," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 24(5), pages 1422-1438, October.
    5. Woon Leong Lin, 2018. "Do Firm’s Organisational Slacks Influence the Relationship between Corporate Lobbying and Corporate Financial Performance? More Is Not Always Better," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-23, December.

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