Osabutey, E.; Papanastassiou, M.; Jin, Z.; Navare, J.; Agyapong, A.

Revisiting FSAs and CSAs in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Ghanaian firms

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Osabutey, E., Papanastassiou, M., Jin, Z., Navare, J. and Agyapong, A. 2023. Revisiting FSAs and CSAs in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Ghanaian firms. International Business Review. 32 (4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102106

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Title	Revisiting FSAs and CSAs in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Ghanaian firms
Authors	Osabutey, E., Papanastassiou, M., Jin, Z., Navare, J. and Agyapong, A.
Abstract	Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is widely perceived as a region of countries with low technological capabilities, weak complementary assets competing on basic country specific advantages (CSAs) and relying on transferred technology. In this paper we argue against this perception. Integrating the extended concepts of Location Bound (LB) and Non-Location Bound (NLB) Firm Specific Advantages (FSAs) within a “revisited” CSAs/FSAs matrix, we provide evidence that home-market grown LB-FSAs and their transformation to NLB-FSAs are induced by domestic Ghanaian firms’ strategic and export orientation.
Sustainable Development Goals	9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Middlesex University Theme	Creativity, Culture & Enterprise
Publisher	Elsevier
Journal	International Business Review
ISSN	0969-5931
Online	01 Feb 2023
Print	Aug 2023
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Deposited	03 Feb 2023
Submitted	31 Jul 2021
Accepted	23 Jan 2023
Output status	Published
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Copyright Statement	Copyright © 2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102106
Language	English

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