A5077255017- International Development and Aid
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
- China's Global Influence and Migration
- Labor Movements and Unions
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
2021-2024
One of the most significant developments in international business recent years is dramatic expansion Chinese – often state-led or state-supported investment Africa. While we know something multinational enterprises’ strategies, comparatively little about their work and employment practices even less influence on western companies (MNEs). We examine these important issues by looking at a major MNE alongside those French US Cameroon’s oil industry. find that while American MNEs were...
Abstract Despite the influx of Chinese FDI at dawn 21st century and decades neo-liberal, market-oriented economic policies in Africa, pervasive nature institutional voids (particularly labor market) has been constantly flagged as an impediment to socio-economic development continent. This prompted calls for more research into ability independent African states pursue viable market policy options, from a business system perspective. While theory (specifically notion voids) suggests use...
Although cultural beliefs and practices have been shown as essential drivers of organizational employment policies practices, the role endogenous traits in managing employees organizations Africa has received less attention research. We address this gap by employing an exploratory qualitative study approach to ascertain how Sub-Saharan African norms values shape design implementation human resource management (HRM) local foreign-owned Cameroon. Data were drawn from key stakeholders,...
The unique nature of China's interactions with Africa has been professed to respond better the continent's developmental and labor needs than colonial post-colonial engagements Western countries. This also an impetus calls for more research on implications institutional environments management approaches Chinese companies in Africa. paper examines how a state-owned MNE interacted evolving complex context Cameroon manage its workforce. Evidence from case study showed that actively disrupted...