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Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa

Part of the Frontiers in African Business Research Book Series

Editors: Achtenhagen, Leona; Brundin, Ethel

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1727-8

ISBN: 978-981-10-1725-4

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Jul 13, 2016

1 - 10 of 13 Chapters

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Introduction

Achtenhagen, Leona; Brundin, Ethel

Pages: 1 –6

[This chapter provides an introduction to this edited volume and its main themes Context, Challenges, and Cases. It briefly introduces the different chapters included in each of these themes.]
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Cameroon: Characteristics of Entrepreneurs and SMME Performance

Tsambou, André Dumas; 1er Ndokang Esone, Ludwick

Pages: 9 –30

[Small-, medium-, and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) constitute a vast majority of businesses in CameroonCameroon and are a vital source of its economic growth, dynamism, and flexibility. SMMEs as economic agents are not only built on their intrinsic qualities, but also rely on information from...
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Crowdfunding in the African Context: A New Way to Fund Ventures

Berndt, Adele

Pages: 31 –49

[ Attracting funding for developing a venture is a challenge that is often faced by entrepreneurs, especially with the difficulties experienced with traditional forms of financing. An alternative funding form is through the use of crowdfunding which involves the contribution of the public to the...
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The Lack of Business Dispute Resolution in East Africa: An Unresolved Impediment to SME Development?

Tillmar, Malin

Pages: 51 –64

[Entrepreneurship and SME development are often seen as a route to increased employment and economic growth in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Impediments such as lack of access to finance, the need for entrepreneurial attitudes, and training have been well explored as have been...
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Microfinance Organizations in Africa: The Challenge of Transforming into Regulated Organizations

Akande, Olaide Rufai; Abu, Orefi; Obekpa, Hephzibah Onyeje

Pages: 67 –86

[Microfinance has been accepted as a viable approach of reaching the poor with financial services and has been linked to the growth of micro and small businesses. Motivated by the suboptimal performance of many African microfinance organizations (MFOs)African microfinance organizations (MFOs),...
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Enhancing Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Role of Employee Empowerment, Trust and Engagement

Byaruhanga, Ismael; Othuma, Bikadho Patrick

Pages: 87 –103

[This chapter examines the relationship between empowerment, trust, engagementEngagement and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in two Sub-Saharan African countries. The chapter uses the social exchange theory as a lens to examine empowerment and...
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The Challenge of Developing a Sustainable Hybrid Organization: The Case of Greenpop

Greinert, Alina; Levinsohn, Duncan

Pages: 105 –128

[This chapter introduces readers to the topics of social entrepreneurship and hybridity of social and financial values. A South African case study is used to illustrate the particular challenges faced by social entrepreneursEntrepreneur in a sub-Saharan contextContext. The emergence of the...
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The Challenge of Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur in a Hostile Context: The Example of Mohamed Ibrahim, the Founder of MSI and Celtel

Hatem, Omaima

Pages: 129 –136

[Literature on entrepreneurship in Africa has a tendency to focus on entrepreneurship out of necessity, that is, on entrepreneurial activities conducted as a last resort when no other opportunities for employment are in reach. Innovation-driven business models and entrepreneurs are rarely the...
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The Case of Rwanda as a Developmental State

Biedermann, Zsuzsánna

Pages: 139 –157

[This paper discusses the applicability of the concept of a developmental state in Africa through a case study of Rwanda. It analyzes the country’s unconventional institutional framework that enables the acceleration of ‘primitive accumulation,’ a leap from pre-capitalism to capitalism, which is...
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Artisanal Mining in Rwanda: The Trade-Off Between Entrepreneurial Activity and Environmental Impact

Macháček, Jan; Dušková, Milada

Pages: 159 –172

[Rwanda is a central African country that is relatively rich in 3T mineralsMinerals (tungsten, tin, and tantalum) which are necessary for electrical engineering products. These minerals are very important for overall Rwandan exports because of the heightened demand for them in global markets....

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