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Operational Structure of Multinational Enterprises in Africa

Operational Structure of Multinational Enterprises in Africa

Edet E. Okon
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799830191|ISBN10: 1799830195|EISBN13: 9781799830207
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3019-1.ch002
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Okon, Edet E. "Operational Structure of Multinational Enterprises in Africa." African Studies: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 32-53. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3019-1.ch002

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Okon, E. E. (2020). Operational Structure of Multinational Enterprises in Africa. In I. Management Association (Ed.), African Studies: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 32-53). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3019-1.ch002

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Okon, Edet E. "Operational Structure of Multinational Enterprises in Africa." In African Studies: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 32-53. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3019-1.ch002

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Abstract

The operational structures of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in Africa, a developing and emerging economy do not necessarily differ from those of the developed or even Less Developed Economies (LDEs) except in few areas such as size and capital outlay. Meanwhile, both MNEs of African origin and those which originate from outside Africa do have salient attributes: they have many foreign affiliates or subsidiaries in foreign countries; they operate in a wide variety of countries around the globe; the proportion of assets, revenues, or profits is high; their employees, stockholders, owners, and managers are from many different countries; and they are involved in much more than merely establishing sales office, but incorporate a full range of manufacturing, research and development activities. This chapter examined operational structures of MNEs with focus on meaning, attributes, financing, exchange rate risk and international financial investment, strategies for improved financing and outlay of MNEs in selected African countries.

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