Publications
Publications
Hansen, M. W., Ishengoma, E. K. and Upadhyaya (2018), What constitutes successful African enterprises?: A survey of performance variations in 210 African food processors. International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol 13, No. 6, p. 1835-1854
Langevang, T., Hansen, M. W. and Rutashobya, L. K. (2018), Navigating institutional complexities: The response strategies of Tanzanian female entrepreneurs. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol 10, No. 9, p. 198-223
Panum, K., Hansen, M.W. and Davy, E. (2017), The Illusive Nature of Social Enterprise at the Base of the Pyramid. Case Studies of Six Kenyan Social Enterprises. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 249-276
Hansen, M. W., T. Langevang, L. Rutashobya & Urassa, G. (2017), Coping with the African Business Environment: Enterprise Strategy in Response to Institutional Uncertainty in Tanzania. Journal of African Business, Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 1-26
Kragelund, P. (2017), The making of local content policies in Zambia's copper sector: International impediments to resource-led development. Resources Policy, Vol. 51, p. 57-66
Hansen, M. W., Buur, L., Kjær, A.-M. and Therkildsen, O. (2016), The Economics and Politics of Local Content in African Extractives : Lessons from Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique. Forum for Development Studies. Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 201-228
Charles, G., Jeppesen, S. Kamau, P. and Kragelund, P. (2016), Firm-level Perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Forum for Development Studies, Vol 44, No. 1, p. 109-131
Kragelund, P. and Carmody, P. (2016), The BRICS’ impact on local economic development in the Global South: the cases of a tourism town and two mining provinces in Zambia. Area Development and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 218-237
Tvedten, K., Wendelboe Hansen, M. and Jeppesen, S. (2014), Understanding the Rise of African Business: In search of business perspectives on African enterprise development. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 249-268
Urassa, G.C. (2014), The effect if the regulatory framework on the competitiveness of the dairy sector in Tanzania. International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 27. No. 4, p. 296-305
Charles, G., (2014), Role of Family Resources in Firm Performance: Evidence from Tanzania. Journal of African Business, Vol. 15, No. 2, p. 122-135
Hampwaye, G. and Jeppesen, S. (2014), The role of state-business relations in the performance of Zambia's food processing sub-sector. Bulletin of Geography: Socio-economic series, Vol. 26, p. 83-92
Charles, G. and Rwehikiza, D. (2012), Owner Managers' Perception of the Impact of Regulations on the Comeptitiveness of Food Processors in Tanzania. Business Management Review, Vol. 16, p. 71-101
Working and conference papers
SAFIC international Conference in Copenhagen, 6-7 April, 2016
Jacob, T. (2016), Creating effective institutions – When mining MNCs construct institutions in order to manage local risk. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Langevang, T., Hansen, M. W. and Rutashobya, L. (2016), Female entrepreneurship and institutional transformation in Tanzania. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Kragelund, P. (2016), The copper boom and the development bust: institutional impediments to resource-led development in Zambia. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Kaliba, M. (2016), Agro-processing Value Chains in Zambia: Governance and Institutions in the vegetable and Grain processing sub-sectors. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Gachukia, M. K. (2016), Drivers of Competitiveness: Kenya’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Export Value Chain A Six Decade Benevolent Resilience. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Thomsen, L., Kamau, P. and McCormick, D. (2016), Contextualizing territories in GVC supplier nodes to understand chain entry barriers: the case of the food processing industry in Kenya. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Jeppesen, S. and Kragelund, P. (2016), Doing (local) business in Zambia: Navigating reforms and steering unfriendly territories. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Uberti, L. J. (2016), Corruption, Rents and Growth: New Firm-Level Evidence from the Albanian and Kosovar Industrial Sectors. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Charles, G., Jeppesen, S., Kamau, P. and Kragelund, P. (2016), Firm-level perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The food-processing industry in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Mbura, J. and Rutashobya, L. K. (2016), Serendipitous networking dynamics and internationalisation of agro-processing firms in Tanzania. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Rwehikiza, D. (2016), Do Demographic characteristics of CEOs/owner managers matter in the grain milling sub-sector? The influence of Entrepreneurial Resources on firm performance. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Kalenga'a, W. C. (2016), Local manufacturing and engineering suppliers’ technological capabilities development and industrial linkages in Zambia’s mining sector. Download PDF here
Upadhyaya, R. and Wamalwa, H. (2016), Strategies for Success: A Case Study of Food Processing Firms in Nairobi, Kenya. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Ishengoma, E. (2016), Critical success factors and performance of food processers in Tanzania. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Hansen, M. W. (2016), What constitutes successful African enterprises. March 2016. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Wamalwa, H, (2016), Mapping Capability Building-Processes Among Food Processing Firms in Kenya. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Larsen, M. M. (2016), Accessing vs sourcing knowledge: A comparative study of R&D internationalization between emerging and advanced economy firms By Marcus Møller Larsen Research and development (R&D) internationalization is on the rise for advanced economy multinationa. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Rutashobya, L. K., Charles, G. and Ishengoma, E. (2016), Coordination and governance in food processing supply chains in Tanzania: constraints and strategies. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Hampwaye, G. and Kaliba, M. (2016), Tracking the Performance of Food Processing Sub-Sector Firms in Zambia: The Story Behind. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Buhmann, K., Jonsson, J. and Fisker, M. (2016), From 'do no harm' to do more good: Extending the UN Framework on Business & Human Rights towards Creating Shared Value by fulfilling human rights in developing countries and emerging markets. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016. Download PDF here
Thomsen, L. and Hvas, M. (2016), Tech hubs, linkages and global production networks: The case of iHub Nairobi, SAFIC International Conference. Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7, 2016. Download PDF here
Thomsen, L., Kamau, P., and McCormick, D. (2016), Reflections on entry barriers for suppliers to domestic and global retail markets: the case of food processing in Kenya. SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7 2016
Charles, G., Jeppensen, S., Kamau, P., and Kragelund, P. (2016), Firm-level perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The food-processing industry in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, SAFIC International Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7, 2016 (2nd version of paper presented at the 3rd Joint Nordic Development Research Conference, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 4-5 November 2015). Download PDF here
Kamau, P. and McCormick, D. (2016), Market diversification strategy and success of food processing firms in Kenya. SAFIC International Conference. Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, April 6-7, 2016 (2nd version of paper presented at the 3rd Joint Nordic Development Research Conference, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 4-5 November 2015). Download PDF here
3rd Joint Nordic Development Research Conference, 2015
Thomsen, L. (2015), Reflections on entry barriers for suppliers to domestic and global retail markets: the case of food processing in Kenya. Paper presented at the 3rd Joint Nordic Development Research Conference, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 4-5 November, 2015
Hansen, H., Langevang, T., Rutashobya, L. and Urassa, G. (2015), Coping with the African business environment: Strategic response under market and institutional uncertainty in the Tanzanian food processing industry. CBDS Working Paper Series, No. 24, September 2015. Dowload PDF here
Spring, A. and Rutashobya, L. (2014), Gender and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Women Entrepreneurs Drive Prosperity, What hinders them? The Africa 2014 Prosperity Report, London, Legatum Institute. Download PDF here
Rutashobya, L. K. (2014), Coordination and Governance in Food Processing Supply Chains in Tanzania: Constraints and Strategies. 11th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference organised by Makerere University Entrepreneurship Centre, Kampala, November, 10-14, 2014
Rwehikiza, D. (2014), Grain milling subsector Dynamics and Coping mechanisms in Tanzania. 11th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference organised by Makerere University Entrepreneurship Centre, Kampala, November, 10-14, 2014
Japhet, M, Rutashobya, L, Goodluck C, and Hansen, M. (2014), Network Dynamics in the Internationalisation Process of Firms from Developing Countries: Literature Review and Case Study, Academy of International Business Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter Inaugural Conference. Nairobi, Kenya, August 13-15, 2014
Jeppesen, S. and Kothuis, B. (2014), Providing Southern Perspectives on CSR: Investigating formal and informal CSR practices and the views of managers and workers in SME garment companies in South Africa. Download PDF here
Hansen, M., Jeppesen, S. and Jorem, K. (2012), Understanding The Rise of African Business. In search of analytical framework for African Enterprise success'. Working paper, the Centre for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Follow this link to see the publication
IDS Newsletter July 2012, vol. 10, no. 2 from University of Nairobi on the SAFIC project
IDS Newsletter December 2017, vol. 15, no. 3 from University of Nairobi on the SAFIC project