African entrepreneurship : challenges and opportunities for doing business /

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Edition:	1st edition
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Palgrave studies of entrepreneurship in Africa Palgrave studies of entrepreneurship in Africa.
Subject:	Entrepreneurship -- Africa. Economic history. Entrepreneurship. Africa -- Economic conditions. Africa. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11760401

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Other authors / contributors:	Dana, Leo Paul, editor. Ratten, Vanessa, editor. Honyenuga, Ben Q., editor.
ISBN:	9783319737003 3319737007 9783319736990
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2018).
Summary:	This book outlines the unique challenges and opportunities of doing business in Africa, analysing how varying degrees of development across its countries affects entrepreneurship. Taking into account historical and cultural contexts, the authors approach the topic by evaluating the different possibilities of business opportunity in Africa. Insightful contributions explore an extensive range of African countries, discussing both formal and informal entrepreneurship, as well as the different factors that influence the growing economy of Africa. African Entrepreneurship will be of interest to anyone researching the potential of doing business in Africa, as well as entrepreneurs and policy-makers looking to expand their knowledge on how businesses are managed in this region.

Table of Contents:

Intro; Foreword by Peter Kilby; Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction toAfrican Entrepreneurship; Introduction; The Structure oftheBook; Conclusion; References; 2: Bringing Africa into Entrepreneurship Research; Introduction; Literature Review; Rise ofEntrepreneurship; Economic Performance ofAfrica; Demographics ofAfrica; Entrepreneurship inAfrica; Encouraging Entrepreneurship Through Education; Institutional Structures inAfrica; Questions forFuture Research; Conclusion; References
3: Tanzania asanEmerging Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Prospects andChallengesIntroduction; Approaches toEntrepreneurial Ecosystems; An Overview oftheTanzanian Context; The Pillars oftheTanzanian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem; Markets; Policies; Finance; Support; Culture; Human Capital; Discussion; References; 4: The Kenyan Environment's Influence ontheEmergence andDevelopment ofCorporate Entrepreneurship Among SMEs; Introduction; Relevant Literature; Corporate Entrepreneurship andIts External Determinants; Institutions, Africa andCorporate Entrepreneurship
Kenya andServices Sector SMEsMethod; Findings; External Environmental Factors Affecting theEmergence ofCE; Kenyan Entrepreneurial Attitudes andValues; Perceptions ofMarket andEnvironmental Dynamism; External Environmental Factors Affecting theDevelopment ofCE; Firms andIndividual Networks andSocial Capital; Perceptions ofGovernment Regulations andSupport; Conclusions; References; 5: Entrepreneurship Education inDeveloping Countries: AStudy oftheKey Challenges inSierra Leone; Introduction; Entrepreneurship Education Impacts andtheContext ofAfrica; Entrepreneurship Education
The Impact ofEntrepreneurship Education onGraduate Youth UnemploymentThe Context ofSierra Leone; Methodology; Findings andDiscussions; Conclusion andRecommendations; References; 6: African Entrepreneurship: Constraints andImprovements; Framework Conditions forEntrepreneurship; Different Role Models; Uncertainty; Time Horizon; Constraints forEntrepreneurship; Knowledge; Finance; Infrastructure; Improvements; Education; A Financial Marshall Plan; Improved Infrastructure; 7: Entrepreneurial Opportunities andChallenges forRetired Senior Military Officers inNigeria; Introduction
Concept ofEntrepreneurship andEntrepreneursEntrepreneurship andMilitary Training; Retired Senior Military Personnel inNigeria; Entrepreneurship Challenges toMilitary Entrepreneurship; Personal Challenges toMilitary Entrepreneurship; Institutional Challenges toMilitary Entrepreneurship; Systemic Challenges toMilitary Entrepreneurship; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; 8: Income Diversification and Banks' Profitability fromanAfrican Market Perspective: ARelief forSMEs?; Introduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Empirical Model; Data

African entrepreneurship : challenges and opportunities for doing business /

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