Corporate political activity in less developed countries: The Volta River Project in Ghana, 1958–66

Decker, Stephanie

doi:10.1080/00076791.2011.618223

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“…The very few available journal articles on CPAs and CSR that painstakingly utilize evidence from historical archives (Decker, 2011;Frynas, Mellahi and Pigman, 2006;Harvey, 2016) point to the potential of historical sources for advancing nonmarket research. Frynas, Mellahi and Pigman's (2006) historical evidence on the political activities of British oil companies under colonialism demonstrates how archival sources (e.g.…”

Section: History and Non-market Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non‐market Social and Political Strategies – New Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Borrowings

Frynas

Child

Tarba

2017

British J of Management

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This paper introduces a special issue of the British Journal of Management on social and political strategies in the non‐market environment. On the one hand, it reviews the extant research on the possible forms of interaction between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies and Corporate Political Activity (CPA): CSR‐CPA complementarity, CSR‐CPA substitution and mutual exclusion between CPA and CSR. On the other hand, the paper provides an overview of the recent contributions of non‐business disciplines – psychology, sociology, economics, politics and history – to nonmarket scholarship and, above all, the potential future scholarly contributions of these disciplines.

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Section: History and Non-market Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non‐market Social and Political Strategies – New Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Borrowings

Frynas

Child

Tarba

2017

British J of Management

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“…Therefore, home government support can be perceived as the source of multinational's bargaining power, which strengthens MNE's position in negotiations with host governments. Moreover, as it was suggested by Decker (), political power held by home country often directly translates into the bargaining power of its multinationals.…”

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The role of home governments in entry bargaining of multinationals: China's investment in Central Asia's natural resource sector

Orazgaliyev

2020

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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Over the last two decades, China's participation in Central Asia's energy sector has increased dramatically. This article explores the case study of China's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in Central Asia's natural resource sector through the framework of bargaining model. Although the scholarly literature studied extensively FDI determinants and support of the home government on MNE activities abroad, there is little evidence‐based research on the effect of governmental negotiations on OFDI. The existing research on China's OFDI in natural resource sector highlighted the country's complex approach to energy deals, which was facilitated by investment in infrastructure projects and provision of loans. As this study confirmed, support with loans and investment in the development of export pipeline infrastructure was crucial in securing energy deals for Chinese multinationals (CMNEs). More specifically, this article makes an important contribution toward the understanding of China's investment in developing markets with high levels of political risk such as Central Asian region. The presented evidence suggests that there is a positive correlation between home government support and successful entry of CMNEs to natural resource sectors in emerging markets.

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“…Source: VRA Annual Reports (1962-1967Hart, 1980;Noer, Manu, 2003;Decker, 2011; 1961 2 Ghana's National Assembly passed the Volta River Development Act, which created the VRA as a statutory public utility corporation with the task 'to plan, execute and manage the Volta River development'. The Act placed the Akosombo Dam, the Volta Lake and its environment, and the Akosombo Township under VRA jurisdiction.…”

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“…After becoming the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence (from British rule) (Amankwah-Amoah and Sarpong, 2016), the construction of the Akosombo dam was intended to send a strong signal with respect to how self-governance could propel economic development. In general, the Volta River Project was expected to usher in a new era of "industrial development" propelled by the generation of hydroelectric power and the associated technologies as a catalyst for rapid economic growth (Gyau-Boakye, 2001;Decker, 2011).…”

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Newly independent nations and large engineering projects: the case of the Volta River Project

Amankwah‐Amoah¹,

Osabutey²

2018

CPOIB

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ProjectAbstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explicate how newly independent nations combined local and international resources to plan and build large engineering projects aimed at enhancing economic development. It discusses the key factors and issues related to the planning and building of the Akosombo dam and related townships from 1962 to 1967.Design/methodology/approach: Archival information from the Volta River Authority (VRA) together with other archival government data and interview transcripts before, during and after the completion (from the 1950s to the 1960s) of the Volta River Project (VRP) Findings: The paper presents insights from the Volta River Project in newly independent Ghana and demonstrates how multiple international firms combine with host country stakeholders to usher in one of the most important engineering projects in post-colonial Africa.It also highlights how poor bargaining power and weak integration of projects to future development objectives, with negligence by succeeding political actors could inhibit the full achievement of intended long-term project outcomes.Research Limitations/implications: Most of the conclusions are drawn from a single project within one country and would need to be supported by additional multi-country research. The study also presents an opportunity to explore how lessons learnt could influence policymaking in new large and complex infrastructure projects.Originality/value: The paper reviews antecedents, processes and outcomes of a major postindependence infrastructure project in a sub-Saharan African country.

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Corporate political activity in less developed countries: The Volta River Project in Ghana, 1958–66

Cited by 41 publications

References 35 publications

Non‐market Social and Political Strategies – New Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Borrowings

Non‐market Social and Political Strategies – New Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Borrowings

The role of home governments in entry bargaining of multinationals: China's investment in Central Asia's natural resource sector

Newly independent nations and large engineering projects: the case of the Volta River Project

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