Addisu Lashitew

McMaster University

Assistant Professor

1560 Main St W

Hamilton

Canada

Global Economy and Development

United States

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“  The adoption of ESG standards and sustainability performance among corporations. Corporations and the Sustainable Development Goals. The effect of corporate sustainability measures on energy efficiency and/or stock market performance.  ”

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1.

Corporate Uptake of the Sustainable Development Goals: Mere Greenwashing or an Advent of Institutional Change?

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2021
Addisu Lashitew
McMaster University
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SDGs, Corporate Sustainability, Disclosure, Greenwashing, Institutional Theory

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What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

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What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

Lashitew, A. A., Ross, M. L., & Werker, E. (2020). What drives successful economic diversification in resource-rich countries? The World Bank Research Observer. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkaa001
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Addisu Lashitew, Michael L. Ross and Eric Werker
McMaster University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Diversification, resource curse, competitive capabilities, non-resource sectors, manufacturing, services

What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

ESID Working Paper No 139. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester, 2020
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Sep 2020
Addisu Lashitew, Michael L. Ross and Eric Werker
McMaster University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Diversification, resource curse, competitive capabilities, non-resource sectors, manufacturing, services

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Mobile Phones for Financial Inclusion: What Explains the Diffusion of Mobile Money Innovations?

Research Policy, Vol. 48, No. 5, June 2019
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Oct 2019
Addisu Lashitew, Rob van Tulder and Yann Liasse
McMaster University, Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
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Mobile Money, Innovation Systems, Appropriate Technology, Technology Diffusion, Financial Inclusion, Inclusive Innovation

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Do Natural Resources Help or Hinder Development? Resource Abundance, Dependence, and the Role of Institutions

Resource and Energy Economics, Vol. 61, 2020
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Addisu Lashitew and Eric Werker
McMaster University and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Resource curse; Resource abundance; Resource dependence; Development; Institutions

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The Effect of Lockdown Policies on International Trade: Evidence from Kenya

GLOBAL WORKING PAPER #148 (2020)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Apr 2021
Majune K. Socrates and Addisu Lashitew
University of Nairobi - Department of Economics and McMaster University
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COVID-19; Lockdown; Social Distancing; Imports; Exports; Kenya

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Do Sub-Saharan African Cities With Lower Labour Cost Attract Greater FDI Inflow?

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2019
Addisu Lashitew and Ronald Wall
McMaster University and WITS School of Economics and Business Sciences
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FDI, Manufacturing, Africa, Wages, Cities

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Why Do Firms Choose to Fight Poverty? The Motivational Drivers of Inclusive Business Practices in Africa

Lashitew, A. A., & van Tulder, R. (2020). Why do firms choose to fight poverty?: The motivation behind inclusive business practices in Africa. In Muthuri, J. N., Arnold, M. G., Gold, S., & Rueda, X. (Eds.). (2020). Base of the Pyramid Markets in Africa: Innovation and Challenges to Sustainability.
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Nov 2020
Addisu Lashitew and Rob van Tulder
McMaster University and Rotterdam School of Management
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Inclusive business, intrinsic motives, extrinsic motives, Africa, Base of the Pyramid (BoP)

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Competition between Food and Biofuel Production in Ethiopia: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis

Lashitew, A. A. (2011) Competition between Food and Biofuel Production in Ethiopia: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis. Biofuels, 2(6), 611-627
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Sep 2017
Addisu Lashitew
McMaster University
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Biofuel, food, Ethiopia, emissions, partial equilibrium

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The Export Performance of Emerging Economy Firms: The Influence of Firm Capabilities and Institutional Environments

Krammer, M.S.S., Strange R., and A. Lashitew. The export performance of emerging economy firms: The influence of firm capabilities and institutional environments. International Business Review XX: xxx-xxx, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jul 2017
Sorin Krammer, Roger Strange and Addisu Lashitew
Surrey Business School, University of Sussex and McMaster University
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Emerging economy firms; Export performance; Firm capabilities; Institutions; Heckman selection

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The Limits and Promises of Embeddedness as a Strategy for Social Value Creation

Critical Perspectives on International Business, January 2019
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Oct 2019
Addisu Lashitew and Rob van Tulder
McMaster University and Rotterdam School of Management
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Embeddedness, Social Value, Multinationals, Base of the Pyramid (BoP), Proto-Institutions

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Inclusive Business in Africa: Priorities, Strategies and Challenges

Entrepreneurship in Africa (pp. 71-94), 2017
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Feb 2020
Addisu Lashitew and Rob van Tulder
McMaster University and Rotterdam School of Management
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Inclusive business, BoP strategies, Africa, Supply chain, Constraints

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Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of Embeddedness for Enabling Social Innovations

Journal of Business Ethics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Sep 2018
Addisu Lashitew, Rob van Tulder and Lydia Bals
McMaster University, Rotterdam School of Management and University of Applied Sciences Mainz
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Inclusive business, Hybridity, Sustainable business, Social innovation, Social mission, Base of the Pyramid (BoP)

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The Uneven Effect of Financial Constraints: Size, Public Ownership, and Firm Investment in Ethiopia

World Development, Vol. 97, No. xx, 2017. pp 178-198
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2023
Addisu Lashitew
McMaster University
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firm investment, financial constraints, capital misallocation, small firms, public firms

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Community Inclusion Under Systemic Inequality: How For-Profit Businesses Pursue Social Purpose

Journal of Management Studies, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12907
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Feb 2023
Addisu Lashitew, Oana Branzei and Rob van Tulder
McMaster University, University of Western Ontario and Rotterdam School of Management
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Community Inclusion, Inequality, Social Purpose, Institutional Voids

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The Role of Resource Misallocation in Cross-Country Differences in Manufacturing Productivity

Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2017
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Aug 2017
Robert Inklaar, Addisu Lashitew and Marcel P. Timmer
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, McMaster University and University of Gronigen - Faculty of Economics
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Productivity, Resource Allocation, Cross-Country Comparisons

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Employment Protection and Misallocation of Resources Across Plants: International Evidence

Lashitew, A. A. (2015). Employment Protection and Misallocation of Resources Across Plants: International Evidence. CESifo Economic Studies, 62(3), 453-490.
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Addisu Lashitew
McMaster University
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Employment Protection, Resource Misallocation, Productivity, Marginal Product of Labour

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(Not) Keeping Up With the Joneses: Income Inequality, Social Cohesion, and Crimes Against Businesses

Posted: 16 Jun 2022
Sorin Krammer, Addisu Lashitew and Jonathan Doh
Surrey Business School, McMaster University and Villanova University

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Business Crime, Income Inequality, Social Cohesion, Trust, Fractionalization