Multinational platforms and legitimacy spillovers DOI Creative Commons
Sali Li, Maximilian Stallkamp, Noman Shaheer

и другие.

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2024

Abstract Multinational platforms (MNPs), such as TikTok, Grab, and Airbnb, are facing significant legitimacy challenges in foreign markets. While some of these similar to those experienced by conventional multinational enterprises (MNEs), the platform-based business models MNPs, which create value primarily through networks external users complementors, rather than hierarchically controlled subsidiaries, lead unique open up novel strategies for overcoming them. We explore how MNPs can leverage spillovers from their complementors overcome establish credibility new propose that effective governance strategic management complementor relationships significantly enhance MNPs’ across diverse institutional contexts. Our findings contribute literature on digital platform internationalization, offering insights tools MNP managers navigate complex global landscape.

Язык: Английский

Artificial Intelligence Investment in Resource-Constrained African Economies: Financial, Strategic, and Ethical Trade-Offs with Broader Implications DOI Creative Commons

Victor Frimpong

World, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6(2), С. 70 - 70

Опубликована: Май 20, 2025

This paper argues that investing in artificial intelligence (AI) developing economies involves significant trade-offs requiring ethical, financial, and geopolitical scrutiny. While AI is increasingly seen as a vehicle for technological leapfrogging, such ambitions often mask structural constraints, including weak infrastructure, limited institutional capacity, external dependency. Using the economic theory of opportunity cost—extended through political economy digital governance perspectives—this study critically examines policy strategies Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda. A qualitative design grounded secondary data thematic analysis reveal how investment may reallocate scarce resources away from essential services, exacerbate inequality, entrench strategic proposes public framework built on four principles—sequential readiness, alignment, ethical governance, capacity building—to guide equitable deployment. It establishing social compact between states, citizens, technology actors to safeguard interest AI-driven development. Finally, this outlines future research agenda emphasizing mixed-method evaluation AI’s long-term impacts, employment, inclusion, service delivery.

Язык: Английский

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Artificial Intelligence Investment in Resource-Constrained African Economies: Financial, Strategic, and Ethical Trade-Offs with Broader Implications DOI

Victor Frimpong

SSRN Electronic Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Multinational platforms and legitimacy spillovers DOI Creative Commons
Sali Li, Maximilian Stallkamp, Noman Shaheer

и другие.

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2024

Abstract Multinational platforms (MNPs), such as TikTok, Grab, and Airbnb, are facing significant legitimacy challenges in foreign markets. While some of these similar to those experienced by conventional multinational enterprises (MNEs), the platform-based business models MNPs, which create value primarily through networks external users complementors, rather than hierarchically controlled subsidiaries, lead unique open up novel strategies for overcoming them. We explore how MNPs can leverage spillovers from their complementors overcome establish credibility new propose that effective governance strategic management complementor relationships significantly enhance MNPs’ across diverse institutional contexts. Our findings contribute literature on digital platform internationalization, offering insights tools MNP managers navigate complex global landscape.

Язык: Английский

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