Emerging Market Multinationals in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Legitimacy Perspective

Aleksandra Wąsowska

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English

Routledge
25 February 2025

Development studies; Economics; Business strategy; International business

Series: Routledge Focus on Business and Management

The successful entry and survival of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in foreign markets largely depend on how governments and other stakeholders perceive their legitimacy. How do emerging market MNEs legitimise their operations in distant markets? What legitimacy threats must they overcome? This book explores these questions by examining MNEs from three BRIC economies (Brazil, India, China) and Poland, the largest economy in Central and Eastern Europe, as they enter Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We compare how these firms establish legitimacy in SSA, exploring both similarities (i.e. general patterns of legitimacy-building) and differences, often rooted in the interplay between the historical and developmental trajectories of their home and host countries.

The uniqueness of this book lies in three key aspects. Firstly, it is the first to explore emerging market multinationals entering Africa through the lens of legitimacy-building. Secondly, it analyses the behaviour of corporations from four emerging markets, highlighting both commonalities and divergences in their legitimacy challenges and strategies. Thirdly, its concise format and balance between theory and practice make it particularly useful to a broad range of audiences, including scholars, students, and practitioners, especially entrepreneurs and managers aiming for success in Africa’s fast-growing markets.

By blending theory with practical insights, the book is valuable for scholars, students, and practitioners in International Business (IB) and Strategy, providing actionable knowledge for entrepreneurs and managers aiming to thrive in the dynamic African markets.

Edited by: Aleksandra Wąsowska
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032870090
ISBN 10: 1032870095
Series: Routledge Focus on Business and Management
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 25 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aleksandra Wąsowska is Professor of International Management at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, where she heads the Department of Strategy and Leadership. Her research interests include strategies of emerging market MNEs and psychological determinants of entrepreneurship (including international entrepreneurship). She was a visiting academic at the University of Oxford, conducting the project “The Communist Legacy and International Business”. She has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles published in Business History, Management International Review, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Baltic Journal of Management, European Journal of International Management, and Journal of East European Management Studies, as well as book chapters edited by Routledge, Palgrave, and Emerald. She is a member of EIBA.