critical perspectives on International Business (cpoib), Volume 14 (2018), Issue 2+3 Special Issue: Critical perspectives on International Business in Africa Guest editors: Richard Nyuur, Roseline Wanjiru, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah and Simeon Ifere Table of contents Guest editorial (free download) Richard Nyuur, Roseline Wanjiru, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Simeon Ifere (pp. 102 - 110) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-05-2018-073 Disruptive innovation at the base-of-the-pyramid: Opportunities, and challenges for multinationals in African emerging markets Abiodun Adegbile , David Sarpong (pp. 111 - 138) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0053 Attracting Chinese FDI in Africa: The role of natural resources, market size and institutional quality Shan Shan, Zhibin Lin, Yulei Li, Yan Zeng (pp. 139 - 153) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0055 Newly independent nations and large engineering projects: the case of the Volta River Project Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Ellis L.C. Osabutey (pp. 154 - 169) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0071 Cross-cultural communication imperatives: Critical lessons for Western expatriates in multinational companies (MNCs) in sub-Saharan Africa James Baba Abugre (pp. 170 - 187) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-01-2017-0005 International business research challenges in Africa: Knowledge creation and institutional perspectives Abdoulkadre Ado , Roseline Wanjiru (pp. 188 - 209) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0067 Critical perspectives on "manufactured" risks arising from Eurocentric business practices in Africa Kweku Adams , Bhabani Shankar Nayak , Serge Koukpaki (pp. 210 - 229) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0058 Competitive or cooperative relationships in clusters: A comparative study of two internationalising agro-processing clusters in Ghana Anthony Ayakwah , Leandro Sepulveda , Fergus Lyon (pp. 230 - 251) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0063 Integration of African firms into global value chains: A comparison of Finnish and Chinese firms' sourcing from Africa Weimu You , Asta Salmi , Katri Kauppi (pp. 252 - 281) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0056 Investigating the moderating role of Export Promotion Programmes using evidence from North-Africa Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Adah-Kole Onjewu, Paul Jones, Robert Newbery (pp. 282 - 308) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0059 A critical incident analysis of the export behaviour of SMEs: evidence from an emerging market Obi Berko Obeng Damoah (pp. 309 - 334) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0061 -- Dr. Christoph Dörrenbächer Professor of Organizational Design and Behavior in International Business Berlin School of Economics and Law Badensche Strasse 50/51 D-10825 Berlin Tel. 0049-30-30877-1491 (university office) Tel. 0049-491-9992963 (home office) E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Skype: cd10825 http://www.hwr-berlin.de/index.php?id=5757&L=1.&tx_hwrdaten_profile%5Buid%5D=1383 Director: Berlin Institute for International Business Studies (BIIBS) http://www.biibs.org/ Co-editor in chief: 'critical perspectives on international business' (cpoib) http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=CPOIB ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.