Coping with the African Business Environment: Enterprise Strategy in Response to Institutional Uncertainty in Tanzania

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dc.creatorMichael, Hansen
dc.creatorThilde, Langevang,
dc.creatorLettice, Rutashobya
dc.creatorUrassa, Goodluck
dc.date2019-04-01T19:20:34Z
dc.date2019-04-01T19:20:34Z
dc.date2018-01-02
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T11:56:29Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T11:56:29Z
dc.descriptionWeak institutions, endemic market failures and low trust permeate the Tanzanian business environment. Nevertheless, some local enterprises overcome these challenges. Based on case studies of Tanzanian food processing enterprises, this paper identifies a number of coping strategies that contrasts markedly with the strategies traditionally emphasized by the strategic management literature: Instead of focus strategies, Tanzanian enterprises diversify; Instead of competitive strategies, Tanzanian enterprises adopt network strategies; And instead of internationalizing based on strengths, Tanzanian enterprises internationalize to overcome weaknesses. The paper traces these strategies back to specificities of the Tanzanian institutional environment and discusses implications for the strategic management literature.
dc.descriptionSuccessful African Firm for Institutional Change (SAFIC)
dc.identifier1522-8916
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5136
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge-Taylor & Fransis
dc.subjectStrategic management; food processing; Tanzania; coping strategies; institutions
dc.titleCoping with the African Business Environment: Enterprise Strategy in Response to Institutional Uncertainty in Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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