The emergence of GVCs for frontier markets: Insights from the African mobile telecommunications industry

Jahanbakht, Mohammad; Mostafa, Romel

doi:10.1080/23322373.2021.2001287

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“…As with any industry study, we must interpret our findings within the context where they arose. The mobile telecommunications industry emerged when new technology ushered in innovative possibilities, including the 2G standard that laid the groundwork for creating applications for airtime and money transfers (Jahanbakht and Mostafa 2021). However, uncertainties loomed large in harnessing new technology, and our findings suggest that not all early entrants could readily exploit the opportunities.…”

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Pre-Entry Experience, Postentry Adaptations, and Internationalization in the African Mobile Telecommunications Industry

Jahanbakht

Mostafa

Veloso

2022

Organization Science

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We study the evolution of the African mobile telecommunications industry from its effective beginning and explore the sources of ownership advantages among indigenous firms, by assembling historical qualitative and quantitative firm-level data. Our historical qualitative findings suggest that a few start-ups gained industry-specific knowledge through their pre-entry experience, directed their postentry development of capabilities toward adaptations to challenging market and operational conditions, and leveraged their adaptive capabilities to enter and compete in other African countries. Using our quantitative panel data, we show that these firms successfully internationalized across the continent. In particular, compared with other start-ups, they had higher rates of foreign entry in African countries that had relatively weaker rule of law, and greater market reach in African countries that had relatively larger low-income consumer segments. These patterns corroborate that their capabilities for overcoming the industry’s challenging market and operational conditions were their key ownership advantages. Through our triangulated analysis, we show that inherited industry knowledge provides a foundation for postentry capability development, and entrepreneurial leadership guides this process to create ownership advantages for regional internationalization.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Pre-Entry Experience, Postentry Adaptations, and Internationalization in the African Mobile Telecommunications Industry

Jahanbakht

Mostafa

Veloso

2022

Organization Science

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“…The prevalence of telecommunications can be attributed to the critical role played by connectivity and digitization in contemporary businesses and society at large. The commercialization of mobile devices targeted at BoP consumers stands as a direct catalyst for most cases [53,64,68,[129][130][131][132], while others opt for entrepreneurial approaches [133]. The analysis of BoP enterprises' descriptions led to the emergence of related codes from the sample: 'enterprise origin', categorized as top-down or bottom-up; 'enterprise type', identified as commercial, assistance, or collaboration; and 'relationship with BoP', distinguished between consumers or entrepreneurs.…”

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Exploring BoP Generations through Business Model Innovation Lens: A Review and Framing

Voros Fregolente,

Carvalho

2023

Sustainability

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The evolution of base/bottom of the pyramid (BoP) literature from BoP 1.0 to 3.0 prompted the need for fresh theoretical perspectives to address complex and persistent social issues. This article investigates BoP through the lens of business model innovation, using a literature review along with bibliometric, network, and content analyses, to map the intellectual and conceptual structure and understand the key variables relating to BoP business models. The research encompasses 161 articles extracted from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Documents were screened manually and with the assistance of VOS Viewer 1.6.18, Biblioshiny 4.0, IBM SPSS 20, UCINET6, and NVivo12, using abductive and deductive coding techniques. The findings reveal a prevailing focus on the exploratory phase among the articles, with a predominant utilization of qualitative research methods, particularly centered on case studies. Interviews and public data sources constitute the primary sources for supporting empirical evidence. Notably, the majority of these cases pertain to emerging economies situated across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with India emerging as the most frequently cited country in the literature. Sectors, such as energy, healthcare, agrifood, finance, and telecommunications are studied, emphasizing themes of innovation, entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Emerging themes include social entrepreneurship, frugal innovation, and inclusive business models. The research panorama encompasses a categorization of BoP enterprises based on their origin (top-down or bottom-up), their typology (commercial, assistance, or collaboration), and their interactions with BoP communities (either as customers or entrepreneurs). From an innovation standpoint, certain concepts emerged, notably frugal innovation and bricolage, accompanied by the incorporation of ecosystem theory and sustainability perspectives. The research also outlines a BoP business model framework, providing insights into key components favored by entrepreneurs in this realm.

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Role of Enterprises and Their Digital Transformation in Post-pandemic Sustainable Development

Vrana

Das

2023

New Normal in Digital Enterprises

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The emergence of GVCs for frontier markets: Insights from the African mobile telecommunications industry

Cited by 5 publications

References 62 publications

Pre-Entry Experience, Postentry Adaptations, and Internationalization in the African Mobile Telecommunications Industry

Pre-Entry Experience, Postentry Adaptations, and Internationalization in the African Mobile Telecommunications Industry

Exploring BoP Generations through Business Model Innovation Lens: A Review and Framing

Role of Enterprises and Their Digital Transformation in Post-pandemic Sustainable Development

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