The multinationalisation of South African telecommunications firms into Africa

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 621-635

  Luiz, John M ^a   Stephan, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Telecommunications FDI; Theory of FDI and the MNE

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; EMERGING MARKETS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; MARKET SIZES; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TELECOMMUNICATION FIRM; TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRMS; THEORY OF FDI AND THE MNE;

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84865765287     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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