Browsing Research Output by Author "Bezuidenhout, Henri"
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Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa: making sense of a new economic reality
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Claassen, Carike; Loots, Alida Elizabeth (Academic journals, 2012)China's economic progress and relations with other developing regions have received much attention, particularly the way in which Sino-African relations have evolved since 2000. This paper aims to put Chinese FDI in Africa ... -
Implications of foreign direct investment for national sovereignty: the Wal-Mart/Massmart merger as an illustration
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Kleynhans, Ewert (Taylor and Francis, 2015)The Wal-Mart/Massmart merger has caused concern about its possible influence on the South African economy, employment and the autonomy of the state. This study analyses strategic considerations for states that allow ... -
Migrant remittances provide resilience against disasters in Africa
Naudé, Wim A.; Bezuidenhout, Henri (Springer Verlag, 2014)How responsive are migrant remittances to various disasters, both natural and human-made? Would remittances be affected by systemic financial crises, such as the 2008–09 financial crisis, or more recent crises affecting ... -
Profiling sectoral risks of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa for the first decade of the 21st century
Coetzee (Schutte), Zahne; Bezuidenhout, Henri; Claassen, Carike; Kleynhans, Ewert (University of Johannesburg, 2016)Despite Africa's strong foreign direct investment (FDI) performance since 2000, the majority of FDI inflows have been directed to a few selected countries. As investors face many risks when investing in developing countries, ... -
The quest for sustainable firm value
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Bosman, Pieter; Buys, Pieter Willem (Studia Universitatis, 2010) -
South African IPAs attracting FDI: investment promotion strategies
Pietersen, Pontévechio Hawarden; Bezuidenhout, Henri (Clute Institute, 2015)The provincial investment promotion agencies (IPAs) of South Africa play an important role to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country. In order to do so, investment promotion strategies are developed and ... -
South African trade hegemony: is the South African–EU Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement heading for a BRICS wall?
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Claassen, Carike (Taylor & Francis, 2013)South African dominance of trade in Africa as well as its position as a regional hegemon was entrenched by the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with the European Union in 1999. South Africa’s full-blown ... -
The dimensions of FDI in the tourism sector in Africa
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Grater, Sonja (Clute Institute, 2016)The tourism sector in Africa has received an increasing focus as it is viewed to be a fast growing sector and a potentially substantial provider of employment. With increasing numbers of tourists from developing countries ... -
ʼn Evaluasie van die Afrika-Unie as internasionale organisasie
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Kleynhans, Ewert (South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2014)The half centenary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the first decade of the African Union (AU) were celebrated during 2013. The OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, with the aim to promote unity ...