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Does Microfinance Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation? A Macro Analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Noômen Lahimer --- , Tunisia Soumendra Dash --- Financial Management Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia Mahjouba Zaiter --- , TunisiaInnovative entrepreneurs in Africa experience a lack of financial support and underdeveloped financial systems. Microfinance could offer a solution to this complex issue. In this respect, this research paper studies the contribution of microfinance to the innovation process through entrepreneurship... -
Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akeem Ayofe Akinwale --- Department of IRPM, NigeriaBased on the theory of planned behaviour, the present article examines the development of entrepreneurial potential among the undergraduates of a private university in north-central Nigeria. A total of 250 randomly selected undergraduates from various departments participated in a survey... -
Understanding the diffusion modes of grassroots innovations in India: A study of Honey Bee Network supported innovators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dinesh Abrol --- Institute of Studies in Industrial Development & Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Ankush Gupta --- Department of Civil Engineering, IndiaIn this paper we examine the outcomes and connections of preferences of the non-formal innovators identified by the Honey Bee Network (HBN) in India. The chosen mode of diffusion of each innovation has been correlated to socio-economic backgrounds, origins of... -
The confounding influence of urban informality on innovation and production specialisation in production clusters: evidence from Nairobi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John C. Harris --- Division of Regional and City Planning, College of Architecture, USAThis paper investigates two agglomeration economies, innovation and production specialisation, within Nairobi's handicraft sector. The paper asks if and by what mechanics urban informality might interfere with these important potential outcomes of clustered production. A hundred and two semi-structured interviews... -
The Challenge of Management Scholarship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Constant D. Beugré --- College of Business, USAIn her speech marking the opening of the second biannual meeting of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) in Gabarone, Bostwana, in January 2014, the Honorable Linah K. Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Bostwana, raised three important issues that... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small segment of... -
Women entrepreneurship in developing countries: A European example
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Ina Beqo --- Graduate Stenden MA in International Service Management Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis research investigates women small business entrepreneurship in Albania. The purpose is to provide contextual information to potential future (women) entrepreneurs about how to get into business and overcome challenges. The 11 interviewed Albanian women entrepreneurs explain how they survive a difficult... -
The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Kevin D O’Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social... -
The application of the agricultural innovation system approach in technology development in Tanzania: researchers' perceptions and practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Tanzania Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, TanzaniaThis paper examines the perceptions of researchers towards features of the innovation system approach. It also examines the extent of incorporation of these features into Tanzania's existing National Agricultural Research System (NARS). Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from... -
How Partnerships between African and European Entrepreneurs Can Support the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Helene Tenzer --- Department of International Business, Germany Markus Pudelko --- Department of International Business, GermanyThis article discusses how the private sector, and here specifically African–European partnerships between entrepreneurs, can assist to attain the development goals formulated by the United Nations’ Post-2015 Agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on meetings between African and European entrepreneurs convened... -
Spirited Women: The role of spirituality in the work lives of female entrepreneurs in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Margaret Reid --- Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Dorothea Roumpi --- Sam M. Walton College of Business, Anne M. O'Leary-Kelly --- Sam M. Walton College of Business,The purpose of this research is to explore the role of spirituality in the work lives of female entrepreneurs in Ghana. Using a qualitative methodology, we explored three research questions that examined: (1) the types of spirituality expressions used by... -
Developing and Utilizing Efficient Ties in Entrepreneurial Networks in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sean Lux --- University of South Florida College of Business, USA Bruce T. Lamont --- Florida State University, USA Kimberly M. Ellis --- Florida Atlantic University, USA Gerald R. Ferris --- Florida State University, USA John Muchira --- Florida State University, USAHow do an entrepreneur's capabilities affect social network development? What characteristics of the African context make network dynamics different than in more Westernized and developed markets? A theoretical model that links social effectiveness to effective relationship building and network development... -
Technology for street traders in Tanzania: A design science research approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nasibu Mramba --- College of Business Education (CBE), Tanzania Mikko Apiola --- School of Computing, Finland Emmanuel Awuni Kolog --- School of Computing, Finland Erkki Sutinen --- Department of Information Technology, FinlandThe informal sector employs the major part of workers in developing countries. Street trading is a common form of informal work. Despite its huge economic value in developing countries, little research is being done to improve street traders’ empowerment and... -
Barriers to the growth of small, micro and medium-sized business enterprises in the Vaal Triangle region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zeleke Worku --- Tshwane University of Technology Business School, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to identify and quantify factors that are responsible for the high rate of failure in newly established SMMEs in the Vaal Triangle region of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The study was based on... -
Understanding entrepreneurship in the South African context: Insights from entrepreneurial risk attitudes of four major ethnic groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dennis Yao Dzansi --- Department of Business Support Studies, South Africa Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor --- Department of Adult Basic Education, South AfricaResearchers have been asking why some ethnic groups are more entrepreneurial than others. This question persists in South Africa where there are differing entrepreneurial outcomes based on ethnicity. In this study, we examine why some ethnic groups in South Africa... -
Entrepreneurship in Africa: Identifying the Frontier of Impactful Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Richard A. Devine --- Florida State University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Carleton University, CanadaThis review summarizes literature covering entrepreneurship research in Africa, examining 121 articles published in prominent entrepreneurship and management journals from 2002 to 2015. To do so, this research organizes the work done along three broad themes describing: the African entrepreneur,... -
Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review & Agenda for the Future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Jacob A. L. Vermeire --- Vlerick Business School & Ghent University, Belgium Garry D. Bruton --- Neeley School of Business, ChinaEntrepreneurship, with its focus on opportunities, is often seen as one of the cornerstones of poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, evidence for the positive impact of entrepreneurship programs on poverty is mixed and now widely debated. Therefore, scholars... -
Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Entrepreneurial Behavior in a Vocational Training Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michael M. Gielnik --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Michael Frese --- National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore Kim Marie Bischoff --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Gordon Muhangi --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, Uganda Francis Omoo --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, UgandaUnemployment among youths is a serious problem in many African countries. Researchers and politicians alike consider entrepreneurship to be part of the solution to the high unemployment rates. In this study, we present the conceptual basis of an action-oriented entrepreneurship... -
Leaving a Social Venture: Social Entrepreneurial Exit among the Maasai in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- Social Sciences Department, The Netherlands Miguel Rivera-Santos --- Babson College, USA Carlos Rufín --- Sawyer School of Business, Suffolk University, Gert Van Dijk --- Social Sciences Department, The NetherlandsArguing that the exit of social ventures is likely to follow specific patterns, due the uniqueness of a social entrepreneur’s goals, the social venture’s emphasis on the provision of public goods, and its relationship to stakeholders, we conduct a qualitative... -
Network Bricolage as the Reconciliation of Indigenous and Transplanted Institutions in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kevin McKague --- Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University, Canada Christine Oliver --- Schulich School of Business, York University, CanadaThis paper argues that network bricolage can play an important role in reconciling informal indigenous institutions rooted in African history with formal institutions mostly transplanted from outside. Drawing on the literature on bricolage, social entrepreneurship, networks and institutional entrepreneurship, and... -
A Review of “Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Cultural Perspective”, (Ian K. Alexander and Benson Honig)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Anastacia Mamabolo --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa Ekaete Benedict --- University of the Free State, South Africa Hermann Ndofor --- Kelly School of Business, USAThis review of Ian Alexander and Benson Honig’s paper “Entrepreneurial intentions: A cultural perspective” highlights the importance of examining ethnicity based culture in entrepreneurship and the practical implications of Alexander and Honig’s findings. In their paper, Alexander and Honig propose... -
The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Kevin D O'Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThe paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small... -
Women entrepreneurship in developing countries: A European example
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ina Beqo --- Graduate Stenden MA in International Service Management, Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University, The NetherlandsThis research investigates women small business entrepreneurship in Albania. The purpose is to provide contextual information to potential future (women) entrepreneurs about how to get into business and overcome challenges. The 11 interviewed Albanian women entrepreneurs explain how they survive... -
An essay on Karma Karana: A notion on restructuring the Bali hospitality and service industry by re-establishing the concepts of Tri Hita Karana and Karmaphala
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: I Made Mahendra Budhiastra --- International Hospitality Management, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom, and International Hospitality and Service Management, The NetherlandsThe island of Bali in Indonesia is well known for its tourism industry. Currently, the government of Indonesia has released a free-visa policy to many countries around the globe to increase the number of foreign arrivals and boost the tourism... -
A poverty-reduction oriented perspective to small business development in South Africa: A human capabilities approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: P. Rambe --- Department of Business Support Studies, South Africa L. Mosweunyane --- Department of Business Support Studies, South AfricaDespite the South African government’s strategic policy interventions and huge investments into small business development over the past two decades, solid evidence of the transition of informal businesses to the formal sector is hard to encounter. Furthermore, the high rates... -
Business Incubation in Dar es Salaam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kristina Henricson Briggs --- Entrepreneurship and Strategy, SwedenBusiness incubation is increasingly emphasized on development agendas globally as a tool for entrepreneurship, employment and economic growth. Previous studies focus on comparing European and US business incubators, and outcomes of business incubation in sub-Saharan African settings are comparatively unknown... -
Developing an entrepreneurial mindset within the social sector: A review of the South African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: MME ‘Tshidi’ Mohapeloa --- Business School, Rhodes University, South AfricaAim of paper: This paper explores how an entrepreneurial mindset can be developed using a South African case due to its complexities of high social challenges in a middle-income country. These complexities have restricted opportunities at which the social sector... -
Interventions and pathways for South African women in engineering and the built environment professions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christianah O. Ijagbemi --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Mukondeleli G. Kanakana --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Harold M. Campbell --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaWomen engineers are known to be very resourceful, result-oriented, committed and hardworking. The low participation of women in engineering and the built environment professions has been taking its toll on the economic and infrastructural development of South Africa. The practice... -
Combating Corruption in Africa through Institutional Entrepreneurship: Peering in from Business-government Relations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- School of Management, UKCorruption remains a significant barrier to the socio-economic development of Africa, despite efforts by various local, national and international stakeholders to combat it. Mishra and Maiko (2017), in their article which was published in Africa Journal of Management, suggest that... -
Self-employability Initiative: Developing a Practical Model of Disabled Students' Self-employment Careers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Reuel Johnmark Dakung --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Nigeria John C. Munene --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Uganda Waswa Balunywa --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Uganda Laura Orobia --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Uganda Mohammed Ngoma --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, UgandaThis study investigated the self-employability initiatives of disabled university students by presenting a model that would allow the concept to be explained and used easily as a framework for working with students to develop their self-employment careers. A cross-sectional survey... -
Making Sense of Africa's Emerging Digital Transformation and its Many Futures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Bitange Ndemo --- School of Business, Kenya Tim Weiss --- Department of Management Science and Engineering, USADigital technologies have spread across the African continent at an inexorable pace. Widely cited data on adoption rates suggest that digital technologies are making their way into every facet of life in African societies — a broader change process cast... -
Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kathrin Wolf --- Institute of Management & Organization, Germany Michael Frese --- Institute of Management & Organization, GermanyThis article seeks to advance our understanding of successful women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by examining how husbands contribute to women's entrepreneurial activity and performance. Little is known about husbands’ influence in this region, although sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs are deeply... -
Catalyzing Social Entrepreneurship in Africa: Roles for Western Universities, NGOs and Corporations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Philip Mirvis --- Global Network on Corporate Citizenship, USA Bradley Googins --- Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, USAThis article reviews research on promoting social entrepreneurship and enterprise in Africa. It also presents brief case studies on how select Western universities, NGOs and corporations are partnering with African institutions to help train and launch social entrepreneurs, to open... -
A reflection on a visual ethnography of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rosa Persendt --- Contemporary Social Issues Unit, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs), NamibiaIn this essay, Rosa Persendt reflects on Gregor Dobler's photo essay “Presence and Absence: Shops as Traces of Hopes in Apartheid Namibia” which deals with ethnographic photos taken of empty cucu [trading stores] opened in the early 1950s and the... -
Religious Beliefs and Entrepreneurial Behaviors in Africa: A Case Study of the Informal Sector in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Samuel Dawa --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Adeyinka Adewale --- Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK Fiona Mulira --- Makerere University Business School, UgandaReligion plays a major role in Africa’s polity and its influence on the business landscape of the continent has been acknowledged in literature. This study contributes to the discourse by investigating and explaining how religious beliefs shape entrepreneurial behaviors in... -
Structure and Management of Formal and Informal Business Activities in Entrepreneurial Family and Small Firms in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada Siva P. Pal --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, CanadaThis article focuses on the meso-micro levels of entrepreneurial family-owned and small firms operating in Africa’s informal economy. It examines how these firms manage formal and informal business activities, and how entrepreneurs manage business risks associated with market imperfections. After... -
The Informal Economy in pan-Africa: Review of the Literature, Themes, Questions, and Directions for Management Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Katia M. Galdino --- Georgia Southern University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Canada Carla D. Jones --- Sam Houston State University, USA Sangbum Ro --- University of Tampa, USAThe informal economy is an important phenomenon in African countries, accounting for up to 90% of the jobs in the lowest income Sub-Saharan countries such as Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Management research about Africa,... -
ICT Innovations, entrepreneurship and hubs in East Africa: The case of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tedla Desta --- SARChI Research Associate, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis research set out to assess the state of ICT innovation in Ethiopia, then to profile and analyse the two Ethiopian ICT hubs (iceaddis and xHub). It also assessed the challenges to ICT innovation in Ethiopia and recommend solutions. The... -
(Mis)communicating through Conflicts: Chinese Restaurant Owners and Zimbabwean Employees in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ying-Ying Tiffany Liu --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CanadaSouth Africa is home to the two largest populations of foreign nationals on the continent – migrants from China and Zimbabwe – and many of them are involved in the Chinese restaurant sector. Based on original ethnographic research, this paper... -
Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg’s cross-border shopping hub
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tanya Zack --- School of Architecture and Planning, Thireshen Govender --- Graduate School of Architecture, South AfricaThe inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the site of an intense wholesale and retail trade in fast fashion. Here mostly migrant entrepreneurs supply billions of rand worth of Chinese apparel to local and cross-border shoppers from across sub-Saharan... -
What fires up my cooking? The choice for a sustainable cuisine: passion and self-transcendence in the restaurant business
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Margo PM Enthoven --- Centre for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Campus Fryslân, The Netherlands Aleid E Brouwer --- Academy of International Business Administration, The NetherlandsThe restaurant business is highly unsustainable and the sector contributes to a large extent to environmental pollution. However, some restaurateurs have chosen a more sustainable cuisine. As food sustainability is a contested issue, we have considered several descriptions of food... -
Innovation and entrepreneurship framework within the Middle East and North Africa region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdelkader Mazouz --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE Loay Alnaji --- Computer Science Department, Moorpark College, Moorpark, USA Riadh Jeljeli --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE Fayez Al-Shdaifat --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAEWhen linked, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership provide a platform for Organizational survival. This paper develops a framework for innovation – a necessary condition that requires the appropriate leadership in order to guide its course in the right direction. Innovation Proficiency... -
Fostering entrepreneurship for innovation in African Banks’ subsidiaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christian Wolf --- Policy Experimentation & Evaluation Platform, Portugal Dana T. Redford --- Policy Experimentation & Evaluation Platform, PortugalHow to keep the spirit and dynamics of an entrepreneurial venture alive as it evolves into a large institution? A small number of African-owned banks have risen from early entrepreneurial beginnings to large scale operations with subsidiaries in international markets... -
Bridging the innovation chasm: Measuring awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation policies and platforms at the universities of technology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vusumuzi Malele --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Khumbulani Mpofu --- TUT/Gibela Research Chair in Manufacturing and Skills Development, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Innovation Studies, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaBridging the innovation chasm requires different solutions, one of which is awareness. In the university context, it is important to measure the awareness of the university community in respect of entrepreneurship and innovation policies and/or platforms. Against this backdrop, this... -
What motivates people to become Airbnb hosts – do we know enough? — an exploration of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simon Lind Fischer --- Dania Academy, Denmark Henrik S Pahus --- Dania Academy, Denmark Anne Bager --- Dania Academy, DenmarkAirbnb hosts open their doors to provide hospitality for strangers in 7 million homes in more than 100 000 cities around the world. On top of that, Airbnb hosts offer 40 000 guided local experiences across more than 1 000... -
Digitalization strategies for SMEs: A cost vs. skill approach for website development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Candice Louw --- Department of Business Management, College of Business and Economics, South Africa Cecile Nieuwenhuizen --- Department of Business Management, College of Business and Economics, South AfricaIn the age of the digital revolution, websites are a critical component in establishing an online organizational presence. The main aim of this paper is to deliver a model that may provide guidelines, specifically for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),... -
Sub-Saharan African cultural belief system and entrepreneurial activities: A Ghanaian perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: William K. Darley --- , Charles Blankson --- , USAThis article seeks to advance our understanding of the culture-entrepreneurship relationship from an African perspective by examining how six African traditional beliefs either promote or hinder entrepreneurial activities. These six traditional Ghanaian cultural beliefs (i.e. belief in godliness, belief in... -
Identifying the strength and weaknesses of the South African tech-based industries: Insights from the Swiss South African business development programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ramazan Uctu --- , Iraq Hassan Essop --- , South AfricaPrevious studies have considered the importance of technological development to economic growth, which lead to more research on policy interventions that would promote innovation and technological development. However, developing new technologies without a vehicle or mechanism to deliver the technologies... -
Informal sector entrepreneurship, individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mazanai Musara --- School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Cecile Nieuwenhuizen --- Business Management, University of Johannesburg, College of Business and Economics, South AfricaThe informal economy plays an integral role in addressing the socio-economic issues facing many nations around the world. Informal sector entrepreneurship activities contribute 10–20% of the GDP in developed economies and up to 60% in developing economies. In South Africa,... -
Multilevel perspectives on leadership in the African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michael A. Abebe --- Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA Amanuel G. Tekleab --- Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University, USA Augustine A. Lado --- David D. Reh School of Business, Clarkson University, USADespite the depth of research on leaders and leadership in the Western and Asian contexts, the study of leadership in the African context remains at a nascent stage. In this special issue, we take a multilevel perspective to review and... -
Entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial expectation and entrepreneurial decision-making among college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rui Yi --- , China Bei Lyu --- , China Haojun Wang --- , China Wenxiang Huang --- , ChinaWe examined entrepreneurial passion influences on entrepreneurial decision-making, and entrepreneurial expectation among 427 Chinese college students (female = 49.41%; mean age = 20.85 years, SD = 1.13 years). The students completed surveys on entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial expectation, entrepreneurial ability, and... -
Engaging alumni entrepreneurs in the student entrepreneurship development process: A social network perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mingfeng Tang --- , People’s Republic of China Chen Yang --- , People’s Republic of China Angathevar Baskaran --- , Malaysia Jianwei Tan --- , People’s Republic of ChinaUsing the social network perspective and a case study of Chongqing Jiaotong University, this study analyzes the engagement of alumni entrepreneurs in the university student entrepreneurship development process in China. It employs primary data gathered through interviews of senior university... -
Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , GhanaThis study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample... -
Presenting a PhD research proposal: A guide for commerce students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richard Shambare --- , South AfricaThis paper provides commerce PhD students with advice on how to structure research proposals. In particular, the paper addresses the question: How should a PhD candidate in entrepreneurship (or another commerce discipline) present a research proposal? The paper guides students... -
Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rebecca Namatovu --- , Denmark Marcus M. Larsen --- , DenmarkThe severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is underscored by its systemic distortion of socioeconomic and political agendas around the world. It has disproportionately affected fragile states, and has exposed economies with inefficient safety nets. In this article, we contend that... -
INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: Preliminary investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic and management in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- , USA Rebecca Namatovu --- , Denmark Moses N. Kiggundu --- , CanadaThe COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions taken by African governments to mitigate the spread of the virus have adversely affected the lives of people, health systems, organizations, society, and national economies. In this special issue, we take... -
Exploring the antecedents of entrepreneurship success in information technology firms in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Akinyele Okeremi --- , Nigeria Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah --- , USA Livingstone Divine Caesar --- , SwitzerlandWe examine four antecedents of IT entrepreneurship success in Nigeria. Particularly, two of the investigated antecedents are general human capital factors (i.e., having experience with entrepreneurial parents and business training) and the other two (IT education and spirituality) are specific... -
Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa: A literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- , Ghana Gert Van Dijk --- , The Netherlands Joost Jongerden --- , The NetherlandsThis paper reviews exit strategies for social venturing entrepreneurs. Exit is important for social venture entrepreneurs because they do not intend to stay in perpetuity in businesses they establish in the countries and communities where such businesses are set up... -
Sustainable entrepreneurship development in the renewable energy sector: Insights from Gujarat, India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stuti Haldar --- , IndiaSustainable development lies at the heart of sustainable entrepreneurship. In the context of this view, the current paper explores the linkages among sustainable development, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Since Gujarat ranks among the five top Indian states in terms of renewable... -
Developing sustainable supply chains: Evidence from entrepreneurship training in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Garrick Blalock --- , USA Bourcard Nesin --- , USA Andrew M. Simons --- , USAMultinational firms often face challenges in integrating host-country suppliers into their global value chains; this is particularly the case in developing economies. Training entrepreneurs is one approach to improve supplier integration. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure... -
Micro-perspective lens on entrepreneurs in the early stage of business: Expectations vis-à-vis realities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: D.S. Nheta --- , South Africa R. Shambare --- , South Africa C. Sigauke --- , South AfricaIn the early stage of business, which is where most new ventures fail, many entrepreneurs experience discrepancies between their entrepreneurial expectations and business realities. These discrepancies referred to by this paper as an entrepreneurial gap (EG) are, therefore, among other... -
Innovation in the informal sector: The case of plastic recycling firms in Mexico
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: René Rivera-Huerta --- , Mexico Nidia López-Lira --- , MexicoBeyond job creation, informal economic activities have received little recognition for their contribution to economic systems. However, in recent years, new research trends have suggested that enterprises in the informal sector have productivity potential that can be encouraged through technological... -
Entrepreneurship and the innovation ecosystem policy: A case study in post-conflict Somalia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ephraim Daka --- , Finland Sadiyo A Siad --- , Mogadishu, SomaliaThe science, technology and innovation (STI) framework is a fundamental catalyst for economic development, growth, and sustainability. Somalia has been recording moderate economic growth despite external shocks related to security, drought, and famine. However, there are severe shortcomings in the... -
How individuals learn to do more with less: The role of informal learning and the effects of higher-level education and unemployment in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Anne Kristin Pia König --- , Germany Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt --- , Germany Bastian Kindermann --- , Germany Marc Alexander Peter Schmidt --- , Germany Tessa Christina Flatten --- , GermanyWith a rapidly growing population, Africa faces a significant job creation challenge. One solution to this is to encourage local entrepreneurship. Yet, entrepreneurs are facing an environment where resources are scarce. A way to enact entrepreneurial opportunities in such a... -
Transfer of ownership for social venture entrepreneurs: A case study in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- , Ghana Gert van Dijk --- , The Netherlands Joost Jongerden --- , The Netherlands Miguel Rivera-Santos --- , USASocial Venture Entrepreneurs (SVEs) invest in supply chains with the aim to ignite businesses, but with a vision on how to transfer ownership to third parties. The present study explores the definitions and forms of ownership envisioned by local stakeholders... -
Entrepreneurial hysteresis and persistence in higher education a quasi-experiment on academic innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: François Pazisnewende Kabore --- , Burkina FasoHow does entrepreneurial education impact the persistence and hysteresis of entrepreneurial intent? Survival analysis is used to answer this question based on a quasi-experimental design. Being a member of an incubator increases entrepreneurial hysteresis by 66%. Females who do not... -
Experiences of black African women entrepreneurs in the South African male-dominated entrepreneurial environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dineo Diale --- , South Africa Nasima M. Carrim --- , South AfricaIn the current study, we examined how culture, gendered roles, and societal expectations shape South African black African women’s entrepreneurial experiences in male dominated entrepreneurial environments. Utilising a life story technique approach, we interviewed 12 Black African women entrepreneurs regarding... -
Impact of entrepreneurship development programmes on economic aspects of trainees: Evidence from training centres in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Santhosha Shetty G --- , India Vikram Baliga --- , India Mathew Thomas Gil --- , India Ren Trevor Dias --- , India Sandeep S. Shenoy --- , IndiaThe aim of this research work was to analyze the impact of entrepreneurship development programmes (EDPs) offered by Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETIs) on the economic aspects of trainees of these institutes. The researchers collected data from 386... -
Barriers to development of entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic performance in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Beverlley Madzikanda --- , People’s Republic of China Cai Li --- , People’s Republic of China Francis Tang Dabuo --- , People’s Republic of ChinaSouthern Africa has fewer innovative entrepreneurs per capita than other regions of Africa and a high failure rate amongst SMEs. Common problems such as corruption, crime and poverty plague the region, and as a result many of the economies do... -
Social entrepreneurs’ learning experience in South African incubators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Aleia Bucci --- , South Africa Jonathan Marks --- , South AfricaAfrica’s strong entrepreneurial spirit and desire for social change has led to growth in social entrepreneurship and incubation throughout the continent. However, there is a limited understanding of how entrepreneurial learning occurs during incubation. This study explored social entrepreneurs’ learning... -
Instigating transformative entrepreneurship in subsistence communities: Supporting leaders' transcendence and self-determination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Steven W. Rayburn --- Texas State University, USA Gideon Ochieng --- , KenyaThis research exposes a process of bottom-up development that supports leaders’ transcendent motives and self-determination needs to instigate transformative entrepreneurship within their communities. The process is illuminated by actions taken in development organizations working within subsistence communities. Findings reveal that... -
A typology of social entrepreneuring models continued: Empirical evidence from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alex Bignotti --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Kerrin Myres --- Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, South AfricaThere have been calls in social entrepreneurship research to move beyond conceptual arguments and to ground definitions and conceptualizations of this field in empirical research, especially pertaining to the developing world. Owing to the socially embedded nature of social enterprises,... -
Social entrepreneurs’ use of spatial bricolage to create frugal innovation in a divided urban setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Susanne Nilsson --- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Mikael Samuelsson --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Camille Meyer --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis study examines how social entrepreneurs mobilize resources to innovate in divided urban settings. Over a period of two years, we followed four social start-up entrepreneurs in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, characterized by some of the highest... -
Surviving the storm: Synergistic partnership of knowledge management, marketing and innovation strategies in the cosmetic industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: S. Sarpaneswaran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia V. G. R. Chandran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Chubashini Suntharalingam --- Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Malaysia Boon-Kwee Ng --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis article aims to understand the business evolution and sustained survivability of Malaysian based-cosmetic firm, Pesona, for the past 20 years. The article provides constructive reflection in bridging theory and practice using a single case-study method to investigate the experiences... -
The synergistic role of academic entrepreneurship patterns in entrepreneurial university transformation: Analysis across three African sub-regions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pascal Samfoga Doh --- University of Turku, Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- University of Turku, Finland Rosemond Boohene --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaThis study set out to establish entrepreneurship patterns in selected African universities and examine their potentials for institutional entrepreneurial transformation. The idea of the synergistic potential of entrepreneurship patterns with entrepreneurial university (EPU) concept influenced us. Our institutional sample comprised... -
Linking disruptive innovation to sustainable entrepreneurship within the context of small and medium firms: A focus on Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni --- , Nigeria Daniel E. Ufua --- , Nigeria Abdullah Promise Opute --- , United KingdomThis study illuminates the linkages between disruptive innovation (DI) and sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) within the context of small and medium firms (SMFs). By adopting a systematic review of the literature, we thematized the possible connections between DI and SE practices... -
Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Acheampong --- University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana John Rand --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark,In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to... -
Exit decision for social venturing entrepreneurs: A conjoint-based study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Gert van Dijk --- Wageningen University, The Netherlands Hans van Trijp --- Wageningen University, The NetherlandsIn this paper, we seek to study four options of exit decisions and strategies for Social Venture Entrepreneurs. Due to the small number of practicing Social Venture Investors and Entrepreneurs currently using the Social Venture Entrepreneurship model, data were collected... -
Returnee entrepreneurial entry decisions among forced and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia: A comparative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Toli J. Amare --- McMaster University, Canada Benson Honig --- McMaster University, CanadaReturnee entrepreneurship has become an important topic of interest due both to the increasing number of return migrants and the particular nature of their entrepreneurial activities. In some cases, such as in Taiwan, China, and Israel, voluntary returnees have made... -
Frugal innovations of South African female social entrepreneurs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thea Tselepis --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Cecile Nieuwenhuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe good practices of female social entrepreneurs in developing contexts who are able to grow their social entrepreneurial endeavours through innovative problem-solving processes should be understood in order to inform policymakers and models that enhance social value add and innovation... -
Reimagining entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Fresh insights from sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Massaran Traoré --- University of Surrey, United Kingdom Gavin Hilson --- University of Surrey, United Kingdom Abigail Hilson --- University of Kent, United KingdomThis paper shares new insights on the dynamics of entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite being the region’s most important rural nonfarm activity, and generating finance that sustains a... -
In search of Ubuntu in an African SME: A case of a transitional entrepreneur
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Farhad Hossain --- University of Manchester, UK Mohammed Ibrahim --- University of Manchester, UK Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis study sets out to address the decontextualized discourse on African entrepreneurship and attempts to locate it within the socio-cultural context using the philosophy and principles of Ubuntu. It investigates and traces how Ubuntu informs the motive, decisions and actions... -
How do entrepreneurs succeed in challenging economic environments in Africa? Case study evidence from Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christopher J. Rees --- University of Manchester, UK Irene Okhade --- University of Manchester, UK Kate E. Rowlands --- University of Manchester, UKThe main aim of the study is to explore aspects of entrepreneurs’ motivation and perceptions with reference to prevailing values in a given context in Africa. In the initial sections of the paper, we draw on concepts of entrepreneurship and... -
Leveraging Ubuntu-inspired values to promote sustainable digital entrepreneurship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ogechi Adeola --- School of Business Management & Economics, University of Kigali, RwandaDigital entrepreneurship in Africa, while promising, faces significant challenges, such as limited access to technology, nascent supportive and collaborative ecosystems, digital competency gaps, financial constraints, and disparities in developmental stages across national ecosystems in Africa. This study proposes the integration... -
Special Issue: Entrepreneurship and Africa’s cultural context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: A. Mamman --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK M. Branine --- Dundee Business School, Abertay University, UK J. Bawole --- University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Ghana C. J. Rees --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UKThe subject of entrepreneurship has generated swathes of interest from a variety of stakeholders seeking to address economic challenges in Africa. At the heart of this interest is the fact that the businesses created by entrepreneurs create employment opportunities which,... -
Social network and entrepreneurial intention of college students in China: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Haoxiang Hou --- Jiangnan University, China Lichao Ma --- Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, China Dan Wang --- , ChinaImproving college students’ entrepreneurial intention is an effective strategy to cultivate entrepreneurial talents and build an innovation-driven country. However, the influencing mechanisms on college students’ entrepreneurial intention are still unclear. The study explored the impact of college students’ social network... -
Tanzania’s batik industry: Status, challenges, and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pendo Bigambo --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Viridiana Peter --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mbonea Mrango --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Safina Kimbokota --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaBatik is a textile fabric produced by resist-dyeing techniques which involve waxing some parts of fabric and repeatedly dyeing the fabric until the desired design is achieved. Batik is reported to have originated in Java, Indonesia, and was transferred to... -
Catalysts of social change and innovation: Mediating role of social self-efficacy and social support on social entrepreneurial intentions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abin John --- Bharathidasan University, India Vanitha Selvaraj --- Bharathidasan University, India Muhammed Jisham --- Bharathidasan University, IndiaThere has been a recent surge in social entrepreneurship to address pressing social problems. Social ventures drive positive change and reshape traditional business norms by providing innovative solutions and fostering inclusive growth. Social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) is crucial to studying... -
Business innovation intent among college students: Contributions of psychological capital and entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renitha Sooknannan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ingrid L. Potgieter --- University of South Africa, South AfricaBusiness innovation is centre stage in fostering social and economic growth and entrepreneurial ventures. We explored how entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the link between psychological capital and entrepreneurial intent in business innovation. A sample of 365 female and male black African... -
Harnessing the maker movement as an important tool for the inclusion of racialized/marginalized women into the innovation and creativity paradigm
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Suzanne Nyehita --- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, South African Research Chair: Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development, Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis article explores how makerspaces in Cape Town contribute to the innovation and creativity of racialized and marginalized women, focusing on the impact of these spaces on their entrepreneurial activities and the role of Intellectual Property (IP). Using a mixed-methods... -
Social entrepreneurship in Africa: A systematic multilevel literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Littlewood --- Sheffield University Management School, UK Giacomo Ciambotti --- Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Andrea Sottini --- Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ItalyThis paper presents the findings of a systematic multi-level literature review of research on social entrepreneurship in Africa. Our review focuses on work from the last decade, since the first issue of the Africa Journal of Management was published, and... -
Female students’ entrepreneurial leadership and education: A sequential mediation analysis of entrepreneurial knowledge and mindset
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Ponmalar N. Alagappar --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Egena Ode --- Manchester Metropolitan University, United KingdomWomen are under-represented in business, especially in patriarchal countries like Malaysia, hence efforts to encourage female students to become entrepreneurs are needed. This study uses human capital theory to examine how entrepreneurial education affects female students’ entrepreneurial leadership, showing the... -
Revitalizing tribal economic systems through indigenous entrepreneurship: Innovations and strategies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anjali Chandulal Lakum --- Parul Institute of Social Work, Parul University, IndiaAmid growing global interest in sustainable and inclusive development, indigenous entrepreneurship and grassroots innovations are increasingly recognized as powerful yet underexplored pathways for community resilience. This study investigates how such innovations contribute to the revitalization of tribal economic systems, with... -
The impact of entrepreneurial cognition on opportunity-capitalizing capabilities and business model change: Evidence from Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Nancy Bouchra Hanna --- Amity University Dubai, UAE Erich Zahn --- University of Stuttgart, Germany Hadia H. Abdel Aziz --- Universities of Canada, Egypt Christine Madonna Kirkland --- Western Carolina University, USA R. Michael Holmes --- Florida State University, USAThis study advances the upper echelons literature by examining the (a) cognitive microfoundations of business model change and (b) intervening organizational mechanisms that help to explain the influence of strategic leaders on firm outcomes. We develop our theory by considering... -
Advancing scholarship where Africa-based scholars dominate: A systematic review of migrant entrepreneurship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Clavis Nwehfor Fubah --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaMigrant entrepreneurs are generally assumed to come from rather than settle in Africa. This paper systematically reviews scholarship on immigrant entrepreneurs operating on the continent, a topic of interest to Africans more than the general scholarly community. Using Scopus and... -
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Divine Atinyo --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana George Tweneboah --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaEntrepreneurial orientation (EO) is increasingly recognized as a vital strategic factor, particularly in volatile business environments. While EO can potentially drive superior sustainable financial practices (SFP), there remains a gap in understanding the underlying mechanisms and contextual factors that complement...