Effect of institutions on multinational corporation internationalisation strategies across base-of-the-pyramid markets in Africa

dc.contributor.advisorIsmail, Tashmia
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateSamuel, Tessa-Marie
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-08T05:40:50Z
dc.date.available2015-05-08T05:40:50Z
dc.date.created2015-04-29
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn and amongst the institutional chaos of Africa lies a wealth of business potential for multinational corporations (MNCs) worthy of entry. This research study investigated the effect of political, regulatory and societal norm aspects of institutions on internationalising MNC, base-of-the-pyramid (BoP), strategies across various emerging economies in Africa. Although there is an abundance of literature on the BoP markets in emerging economies, literature is limited on the construct of strategy internationalisation across African countries through the institutional lens. A qualitative research methodology was used for this study to understand the institutional variables. Individual depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight managers having cumulative experience across ten MNCs. The focus of the study was on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. However, to give the data variance five of the interviewees were employed in the FMCG industry while the others were employed in the consumer electronics, pulp and paper, and mobile telecommunications industries. The research data were analysed using an inductive approach to explore the themes discovered. These themes were: political ties and history, consumer insight, and information and communication technology (ICT). This study confirmed the importance of institutional aspects on BoP strategy internationalisation in Africa. Also, the study discovered a new and remarkable finding that acknowledges the BoP as non-traditional MNC shareholders rather than viewing the market as consumers or business partners alone. This progressive understanding of the BoP will encourage close, long-term interaction and mutualistic relationships, and foster shared commitment through embeddedness, as well as increase market penetration through creative channels and inclusive networks. From the findings above, a functional framework was developed for MNCs exploring the BoP space in Africa. The framework builds upon and advances the BoP 2.0 protocol developed by Stuart Hart, and will enable MNCs to anticipate challenges and risks associated with BoP markets in Africa.en_ZA
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dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.description.librarianlmgibs2015en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSamuel, T. (2014).Effect of institutions on multinational corporation internationalisation strategies across base-of-the-pyramid markets in Africa (MBA mini-dissertation).Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45037
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectMarket segmentationen_ZA
dc.subjectInternationalismen_ZA
dc.subjectBottom of the pyramid -- Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectInternational business enterprisesen_ZA
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_ZA
dc.titleEffect of institutions on multinational corporation internationalisation strategies across base-of-the-pyramid markets in Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_ZA

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