Research Handbook on Sustainable Business Practices in the Global South

Edited by Pratik Arte, India Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Stockholm School of Economics and Associate Research Fellow, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden, Ziad Elsahn, Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun, Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Strategic Management, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling and Arrian A. D. Cornwell, Assistant Professor of International Business, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK

‘In a world where sustainability, inclusive development, and similar, have become endangered species, assailed by a thousand cuts and the loudest pulpits, this book takes a stand, on the right side of history. Its championing of economic, social, and environmental sustainability offers a smart path to a brighter, fairer future.’

• Contents1 Sustainable business practices in the Global South: an introduction 1Pratik Arte, Ziad Elsahn, Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun and Arrian A. D. Cornwell2 Rethinking the Import-Substitution trade strategy for Less-Developed Countries’ sustainable industrialization 10Godwin Enaholo Uddin3 Do imports and inward FDI impact domestic RD capability? Empirical evidence from BRIC economies 40Albert Amanollahnejad, Pratik Arte and Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun4 The interplay of CSR and ethics toward sustainability in the 21st-century competitive international business environment 52Olamitunji Dakare5 Corruption and international business in Africa: insights and recommendations from a systematic literature review 70Ziad Elsahn, Pratik Arte, Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun and Roseline Wanjiru6 Corporate social responsibility and business ethics in extractive industry by international businesses in the Global South: rhetorics and veracities 107Mikidadi Muhanga and Edwin E. Ngowi7 Digitalisation and sustainable African agriculture 129Shadreck Matindike and Stephen Mago8 Transitioning to a circular economy model: insights from the Global South 139Richard B. Nyuur, Aziz Christian Jabaru, Daniel F. Ofori and Cosmas N. Nyuur9 Corporate governance for sustainable development 162Mahadih Kyambade, Luke Sewante, Bridget Namubiru, Joshua Mugambwa and Wilson Williams Mutumba10 Food waste and sustainable development: the case of Egypt 188Mahinaz Hafez and Sahar R. Abu Gharara11 Deep learning for marketing ethics in the context of an underdeveloped country: a study of Ethiopia’s brewery sector 205Yohannes Workeaferahu Elifneh12 Ethical responsibility when doing business across cultures: case of World Cup in Qatar 2022 223Danayt Yosef, Maisa Niemi, Matilda Mäkelä, Julius Paulin and Maria Ivanova-Gongne13 The contribution of CSR and ethics in international business on social sustainability 240Wilson Williams Mutumba, Joshua Mugambwa, Monica Tushabe, Mahadih Kyambade and Luke Sewante14 A quantitative analysis of academics’ perceptions of media coverage on inclusive, quality education (SDG 4) in Nigeria 268Oguchi Onyeizu Ajaegbu and Chigozirim Ajaegbu15 Sustainable business practices in the Global South: what do we know and where do we go? 283Pratik Arte, Ziad Elsahn, Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun, and Arrian A. D. Cornwell