Business Faculty Publications

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This is a pilot project beginning in 2010 to gather and make available a portion of the research of the School of Business. Included works represent only a small portion of the research of individual authors.

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    Advancing Theory Development in Emerging and Frontier Markets: Embracing Indigenous and Historical Perspectives in International Business Scholarship
    (Taylor and Francis, 2024-03-31) Ameyaw, Abdul-Kadir
    Existing international business theories primarily focus on developed markets, prompting calls to use emerging and frontier markets as laboratories for theory development. These markets’ distinct cultural and institutional settings offer opportunities for novel theories. However, there has been limited theory development in these contexts. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges associated with theory development in emerging and frontier markets and provide guidance on effectively building theories using these contexts. It proposes embracing indigenous and historical theorizing to gain profound insights specific to each context and offers practical guidance for developing novel theories.
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    POLI advantages of state-owned multinationals
    (Emerald Insight, 2024) Panibratov, Andrei; Garanina, Olga; Ameyaw, Abdul-Kadir; Anand, Amit
    Purpose The authors revisit the traditional OLI paradigm with the objective to allocate politics within the set of internationalization advantages by building on the political strategy literature. The authors outline the specific role of political advantage that facilitates and propels the international expansion of state-owned multinational enterprises (SOMNEs) from emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual paper which explains the role of political advantage in the internationalization of SOMNEs. The authors expand the scope of the OLI to capture the impact of firms' home governments' policies and relationships with host countries which are leveraged by SOMNEs in their internationalization. Findings The authors define political advantage as a new type of advantage which depends on and is sourced from external actors. The authors argue that P-advantage is a multifaceted and unstable part of POLI composition, which is contingent on political shifts and may be leveraged by various firms. The authors also assert that political capabilities have limitations in sustaining political advantage, which may be compensated via enhancing the political activity of firms. Originality/value The authors conceptualize the POLI-advantages paradigm for the internationalization of SOMNEs by proposing that in addition to the traditional ownership, location, and internalization advantages, firms can capitalize on their political advantage to enter markets where internationalization might have been difficult without their political connections.
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    Foreign divestment from emerging markets: A systematic literature review, integrative framework, and research agenda
    (Elsevier, 2023-12) Ameyaw, Abdul-Kadir; Panibratov, Andrei; Ameyaw, Ahmed Sadat
    Despite the significance of context in international business studies, existing reviews on foreign divestment have combined findings from developed and emerging markets, obscuring context-specific antecedents, decisions, and outcomes. In this review, we systematically identify and synthesize theoretical and empirical research on foreign divestment from emerging markets based on 60 articles in reputed academic journals. We develop a conceptual framework that integrates the antecedents, decisions, moderating mechanisms, and outcomes of foreign divestment in emerging markets. While firm-level antecedents of foreign divestment are well-researched, external antecedents, decisions, moderating mechanisms, and outcomes are understudied. Additionally, we highlight that foreign divestment from emerging markets has positive and negative consequences for the firm and the host country. Drawing insights from our review, we delve into prospective research agendas, forging connections between contemporary research themes, divestment, and emerging markets. We propose that a multi-level approach to studying the antecedents and outcomes of foreign divestment will enhance our understanding of international business dynamics within an increasingly volatile global environment.
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    Spanning the boundaries: International business theories in a complex global environment
    (Graduate School of Management, 2023) Abdul-Kadir Ameyaw
    The field of international business is constantly evolving, and there is ongoing debate about what exactly constitutes international business and how its definition influences theorizing. Traditionally, the field has focused on the cross-border activities of multinational enterprises, including foreign direct investment, multinational strategies and organization, and the process of internationalization. However, changes in the global environment have necessitated a broader, multidisciplinary approach to international business theorizing. This paper explores how international business emerged as a field of inquiry and examines how interrelated areas such as international management, international entrepreneurship, and international strategy can inform international business theorizing. It argues that a more complementary approach would be beneficial, rather than treating these fields as distinct. Furthermore, the paper acknowledges the complex nature of the global environment and highlights the numerous challenges and opportunities it presents for businesses operating internationally. Finally, it proposes a future research agenda that takes this intricate global context into account and challenges international business scholars to adopt a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to developing comprehensive theories that capture the dynamic and interconnected nature of the global business environment.
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    Two decades of foreign direct investment in Africa: a systematic literature review, integrative framework, and agenda for future research
    (Inderscience, 2025-08-12) Ameyaw, Abdul-Kadir; Panibratov, Andrei
    Despite the increase in research efforts on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in International Business (IB), the literature on FDI in Africa suffers from disintegration, theoretical boundaries and empirical vagueness, leaving important countenances uninvestigated. The purpose of this article is to reveal how much work has been done, what knowledge has been obtained, and what directions need to be taken for future FDI in Africa research. We conduct a systematic literature review of pertinent theoretical and empirical studies encompassing 105 articles from reputable management and economics journals on FDI in Africa. Our study contributes to this body of scholarship by identifying and discussing prior research, agglomerating them into themes, providing a structured debate about what is already known, as well as offering an explanation of why and how Africa is a distinctive context different from other emerging markets. We further develop an integrative framework that provides extensive knowledge of contemporary and promising avenues for future research.
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    Infusing Diversity Into the Curriculum: What Are Faculty Members Actually Doing?
    (National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, 2009-09) Parkison, Kathy; Roden, Dianne; Sciame-Giesecke, Susan
    This study was intended as an initial investigation to shed light on how faculty members are implementing multicultural course transformation in their classrooms to prepare students to live and work in a diverse world. The authors investigated faculty practice as they integrated diversity into the curriculum on a small, regional college campus by conducting a content analysis of faculty annual reports over a 5-year period. The vast majority (90%) of faculty included comments about adding diversity course content, just under half (49%) included descriptions of different teaching strategies, and a minority talked about better understanding their students (18%) or themselves (16%). This article concludes with a discussion of the findings’ implications and outlines recommendations for change.