September 2013
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 34m
English
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CHAPTER 1
1. General Electric, 2012 Annual Report. Fairfield, CT; 3.
2. The Africa Report, Top 500 Companies in Africa. February 2012. http://www.theafricareport.com/Top-500-Companies/top-500-companies.html. Accessed December 10, 2012.
3. McKinsey Global Institute, Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies (June 2010), 7.
4. Boston Consulting Group, The African Challengers: Global Competitors Emerge from the Overlooked Continent (June 2010), 2.
CHAPTER 2
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2. The Economist, December 3, 2011.
3. “The 20 Most Powerful People in Africa Business,” Forbes, April 15, 2011, accessed March 23, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/04/15/the-20-most-powerful-people-in-african-business/7/ ...
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