The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe

The effect of foreign ownership in Africa is based on an analysis of survey data of firms in Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Kenya compiled by the Regional program on Enterprise Development (RPED). This study attempts to show the relationship between foreign...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CAPITAL INTENSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNER FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTNER JOINT VENTURES MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS MULTINATIONAL FIRMS MULTINATIONALS PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1988/01/12866503/effects-foreign-ownership-africa-evidence-ghana-kenya-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10035

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spelling	okr-10986-100352021-04-23T14:02:48Z The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe World Bank CAPITAL INTENSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNER FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTNER JOINT VENTURES MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS MULTINATIONAL FIRMS MULTINATIONALS PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS The effect of foreign ownership in Africa is based on an analysis of survey data of firms in Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Kenya compiled by the Regional program on Enterprise Development (RPED). This study attempts to show the relationship between foreign ownership and firm-level value added in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds a clear indication that majority foreign ownership has a positive influence on value added. The study looks at whether or not firms with any foreign equity have higher value added. It also looks at whether majority foreign ownership is correlated with value added. The study includes other factors that determine firm productivity, such as worker training programs, quantities of labor and capital, and the education of the general manager, in order to control for other factors that influence firm performance. 2012-08-13T10:13:36Z 2012-08-13T10:13:36Z 1988-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1988/01/12866503/effects-foreign-ownership-africa-evidence-ghana-kenya-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10035 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 102 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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spellingShingle	CAPITAL INTENSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNER FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTNER JOINT VENTURES MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS MULTINATIONAL FIRMS MULTINATIONALS PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS World Bank The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
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description	The effect of foreign ownership in Africa is based on an analysis of survey data of firms in Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Kenya compiled by the Regional program on Enterprise Development (RPED). This study attempts to show the relationship between foreign ownership and firm-level value added in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds a clear indication that majority foreign ownership has a positive influence on value added. The study looks at whether or not firms with any foreign equity have higher value added. It also looks at whether majority foreign ownership is correlated with value added. The study includes other factors that determine firm productivity, such as worker training programs, quantities of labor and capital, and the education of the general manager, in order to control for other factors that influence firm performance.
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title	The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
title_short	The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
title_full	The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
title_fullStr	The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed	The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe
title_sort	effects of foreign ownership in africa : evidence from ghana, kenya and zimbabwe
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The Effects of Foreign Ownership in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe

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