Determinants of internationalisation by firms from Sub-Saharan Africa
通过对五家非洲企业的比较案例研究，分析了推动国际化的推拉因素，发现推因素符合传统理论，而拉因素中网络联系和侨民需求等新因素同样重要。
• Comparative case-study analysis of primary evidence of push and pull factors driving internationalisation by five African firms using a blended research approach. • The study tests for the conformity of the principal push and pull factors to established theory. • Push factors conform to theory, the most important being competitive advantage, stagnant home markets and firm growth. • New pull factors – network links and diaspora demand – are important along with host market growth and strategic asset acquisition. • No significant statistical differences are found between push and pull factors by firm, home country and sector.