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Chinese MNEs and managerial knowledge transfer in Africa: the case of the construction sector in Ghana
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This paper considers the case of managerial knowledge spillovers from Chinese FDI in Africa, in the context of the Ghanaian construction sector. Using empirical data from in-depth qualitative interviews, the paper first identifies key channels and determinants of managerial knowledge spillovers. Limited local employment at the managerial level in Chinese construction firms is the main impediment to managerial knowledge spillovers from these firms. Cultural and linguistic barriers can explain this situation. Localisation strategies, defined as the progressive replacement of Chinese managers by local ones, can help overcome these barriers and foster managerial knowledge spillovers.
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“There is a growing recognition that technology transfer is subject to contextual influences and power dynamics, making qualitative tools appropriate (Autio et al. 2014; Auffray and Fu 2015; Cunningham, Menter, and Young 2017; Demena and van Bergeijk 2019).”
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“The length and intensity of the business relationship are important for technology spillovers because frequent and lasting links create greater training and supervision opportunities and pressure the supplier or subcontractor to learn and upgrade to preserve the business relationship (Auffray and Fu 2015, 293).”
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“this study's findings suggest the existence of a glass ceiling for local employees.”
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“Unlike Auffray and Fu (2015), who find that the weak absorptive capacity of Ghanian firms plays a major role in hindering knowledge transfer from Chinese firms, Egyptian and Algerian subcontracting firms responded that the training received by Chinese OEMs fell short of meeting their perceived…”
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- Authors
- Auffray, C., & Fu, X.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Fu, Xiaolan
- ORCID
- Fu, Xiaolan
- Venue
- Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-10-02
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 285-310
- ISSN
- 1476-5284 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-5292
- OpenAlex
- W2231738173
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 2.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (RES-000-22-2791)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Keywords
- Chinese multinational enterprises, knowledge spillovers, construction industry, Ghana, localization strategy, language and cultural barriers
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