Who invests in the least developed countries? An examination of U.S. multinationals in Africa

Journal of African Business

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 201-227

  Malgwi, Charles A ^a   Owhoso, Vincent ^a,d   Gleason, Kimberly C ^b   Mathur, Ike ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Diversification; Economic freedom; FDI; Industry; Investment; Multinationals; Operations

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA;

EID: 33748351615     PISSN: 15228916     EISSN: 15229076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J156v07n01_10     Document Type: Article

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