countries laid claim to certain industries within China. Leopold II also contributed to the urged a group of his own Belgians to pursue the inlands of Africa because of the fertile valleys. That eventually led to treaties with local leaders in the Congo to open up their lands to commercial exploitation. This all happened during what is known as the “Scramble for Africa”, where many countries…
Leopold wanted to open trade with Africa for cocoa to build a monopoly on chocolate, not industrial materials. b. King Leopold annexed the Congo as his personal colony, not for the Belgian state.* c. King Leopold was more interested in scientific exploration than in economic colonialism. d. King Leopold established a constitutional federation in the Congo River Valley. e. King Leopold was the first European monarch to travel by gunboat up an African river. 25. The major decision of the…
Purpose – Design/Methodology/approach – Drawing on multiple case study approach, this study explores specifically four Nigerian firms from different sector to provide insight into the motivation of location path of Nigerian firms’ internationalisation process Paper type: Research Originality/Value Keywords: Internationalisation, Nigerian firms, multinational firms, internationalisation process, motivations and path Paper type Literature Review/Research paper 1. Introduction The study…
1. Introduction The study of the internationalisation process of emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) has gained prominence in the last two decades, this is as a result of the economic growth and transformation witnessed among the emerging markets (EM) in the period. The internationalisation phenomena have resulted in a surge of interest from international business (IB) scholars (Athreye & Kapur, 2009; Hoskisson, Eden, Lau, & Wright, 2000; Hoskisson, Wright, Filatotchev, & Peng, 2013;…
What are the internationalisation patterns of outcome of SSA firm’s internationalisation? 2. Theoretical Perspectives The theories and study of multinational corporations (MNCs) evolution and internationalisation have been a prominent aspect of the international business (IB) literature for decades. To some scholars, internationalisation is the approach or steps which an organisations’ takes to engage in business activities abroad in order to build required resources and become major…