The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa
There is no single theory that explains all the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). In this article, I briefly discuss selected theories relevant to developing countries and from a historical perspective. This theoretical literature review explains why international production takes plac...
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| description | There is no single theory that explains all the activities of multinational enterprises
(MNEs). In this article, I briefly discuss selected theories relevant to developing countries and from
a historical perspective. This theoretical literature review explains why international production
takes place, explains the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) mode of entry for FDI, and demonstrates
the relevance of the selected theories to M&A in Africa. The article concludes that developments in
theories of FDI since the beginning of the 21st century no longer view FDI in aggregate form. To
understand trends of FDI, researchers must draw from theories that consider entry mode-choice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-afaf14caf6ff44d3bca496332be6e8182025-08-20T01:55:16ZengGeneral Association of Economists from RomaniaTheoretical and Applied Economics1841-86781844-00292024-09-01XXXI311913618418678The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in AfricaMagdalene Kasyoka WILSON0 University of Johannesburg, South Africa There is no single theory that explains all the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). In this article, I briefly discuss selected theories relevant to developing countries and from a historical perspective. This theoretical literature review explains why international production takes place, explains the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) mode of entry for FDI, and demonstrates the relevance of the selected theories to M&A in Africa. The article concludes that developments in theories of FDI since the beginning of the 21st century no longer view FDI in aggregate form. To understand trends of FDI, researchers must draw from theories that consider entry mode-choice. http://store.ectap.ro/articole/1769.pdf foreign direct investmentinternational businessmergers and acquisitionsmodes of entryafrica |
| spellingShingle | Magdalene Kasyoka WILSON The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa Theoretical and Applied Economics foreign direct investment international business mergers and acquisitions modes of entry africa |
| title | The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa |
| title_full | The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa |
| title_fullStr | The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa |
| title_short | The relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in Africa |
| title_sort | relevance of theories of foreign direct investment to mergers and acquisitions in africa |
| topic | foreign direct investment international business mergers and acquisitions modes of entry africa |
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