Full Description
This open access volume employs case studies in selected African countries to investigate the emergence and evolution of sustainable entrepreneurship within the continent. Utilizing a comparative approach, it integrates management, neo-institutional, and entrepreneurship theories to fully understand the meanings and practices of sustainable entrepreneurship across diverse African contexts. Though often viewed as homogenous, entrepreneurship practices in Africa exhibit variations shaped by cultural beliefs. Contributions explore three streams: individual (vision, emotion, rationality, and values and norms), organizational (entrepreneurial orientation, MSP, internal culture, routines), and context (opportunities, industry culture, isomorphisms). Drawing insights from experiences in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, this book is a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers focusing on the development of sustainable entrepreneurship in Africa.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Personal Initiative: A Catalyst for Youth Impact Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 3 Building Resilience Enterprises in resource-constrained environments: How entrepreneurial supply chain competencies matter.- Chapter 4 Collaborative entrepreneurship for sustainable innovation: Insights and reflections from partnerships and experiences in Africa and Asia.- Chapter 5 Social enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa: Coherence of social and economic goals.- Chapter 6 Understanding Academic entrepreneurship: Ecosystem, participants, incentives, and obstacles.- Chapter 7 Financing Framework for Groundwater: An Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Outlook in Uganda.- Chapter 8 Lessons from Implementing the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) Next Generation of Researchers (NGR) Initiative - Perspectives of the AfDB and Key Beneficiaries.
