Table of contents - Special Issue: Entrepreneurship in Africa, part 1: entrepreneurial dynamics in Africa
Guest Editors: Paul Jones, Gideon Maas, Stephen Dobson, Robert Newbery, Daniel Agyapong, Harry Matlay
Female entrepreneurship in Africa: Strength of weak ties in mitigating principal-agent problems
Dina Modestus Nziku, John Joseph StruthersThe purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework which combines the strength of weak ties (SWT) concept with an innovative taxonomy for mitigating principal-agent…
Work-life boundary management styles of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia – “choice” or imposition?
Konjit Hailu Gudeta, Marloes L. van EngenThe purpose of this paper is to explore the work-life boundary management experiences and challenges women entrepreneurs face in combining their work-life responsibilities.
Determinants of female entrepreneurs growth intentions: A case of female-owned small businesses in Ghana’s tourism sector
Rabi Sidi AliThis paper seeks to find factors that influence the growth intention of female-owned small businesses in the Ghana’s tourism sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate…
A critical assessment of work and family life of female entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some fresh evidence from Ghana
Kwame Adom, Irene Tiwaa Asare-Yeboa, Daniel M. Quaye, Abena Oforiwaa AmpomahThe purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate how work and family lives of female entrepreneurs in emerging Sub-Saharan countries including Ghana influence their business…
Experiencing microfinance: Effects on poor women entrepreneurs’ livelihood strategies
Irene Ukanwa, Lin Xiong, Alistair AndersonThe purpose of this paper is to address the problem of why the poorest, most disadvantaged groups such as rural African women, benefit less from microfinance. The authors focus on…
Local competence building and international venture capital in low-income countries: Exploring foreign high-tech investments in Kenya’s Silicon Savanna
Daniel Stefan Hain, Roman JurowetzkiThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on the changing pattern and characteristics of international financial flows in the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems of Sub-Saharan…
Digital entrepreneurship in a resource-scarce context: A focus on entrepreneurial digital competencies
Michael Zisuh NgoasongThe purpose of this paper is to critically explore how context as an antecedent to entrepreneurial digital competencies (EDCs) influences digital entrepreneurship in a…
E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs: case of myBot
Alice P. Shemi, Chris ProcterThe adoption of e-commerce in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a much researched topic in developed and developing nations. The application of mobile devices, and social…
Entrepreneurial leadership in a developing economy: a skill-based analysis
Christian Harrison, Kevin Burnard, Stuart PaulThe purpose of this paper is to examine entrepreneurial leadership and to determine the entrepreneurial leadership skills which are important for success in a developing economy…
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