The Future of Entrepreneurship in Southern Africa : Technological and Managerial Perspectives

• Autore: Rambe Patient
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.04096
• Altri autori: HinsonRobert Ebo
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- Introduction to the Edited Volume -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Importance of Entrepreneurial Development in Southern Africa -- 3 Technological Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Development in Southern Africa -- 4 Managerial Perspectives for Entrepreneurial Development -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Technological Perspectives -- Factors for Digital Entrepreneurship Success on the African Continent: A Systematic Literature Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context of the Study -- 3 Research Objective -- 4 Literature Review -- Theoretical Literature -- Empirical Literature -- 5 Methodology -- Research Design -- Research Paradigm -- Ethical Consideration -- Data Collection Procedure -- 6 Findings -- 7 Discussion -- Contribution -- Limitations and Future Research -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa: New Frontiers, Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges for Small Digital Enterprises -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Development -- Diffusion of Innovation Theory -- Bottom of the Pyramid Innovations -- 3 Research Method -- 4 Related Studies -- Digital Entrepreneurship: An Overview -- 5 New Frontiers and Prospects -- 6 Opportunities -- Transparent and Cost-Effective Financial Transactions -- Business Model Innovation -- Building Digital Entrepreneurship Around Climate-Resilient Infrastructure -- 7 Challenges -- Power Differentials in Value Chain Stakeholders -- Suboptimal Operational Agility and Resilience -- 8 Implications for Theory -- Ambivalent View of Technology -- Implications for Policy -- Implications for Practice -- Implications for Future Research -- 9 Research Limitations -- 10 Conclusion -- References. ; Digitalisation and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Business Model Development and Value Creation: Implications for Policy and Practice for African SMMEs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory Development -- Theory of Disruptive Technology -- 3 Institutional Voids -- Digital Innovations in the Context of Institutional Voids -- 4 Related Literature -- Business Model and Digitalisation -- Business Model and Digital Innovation -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Research Procedure -- Search Strategy -- Data Analysis -- 7 Findings -- Digital Platforms ("platifirms") and Associated Ecosystems -- Crowdfunding -- Cloud-Based Computing -- Social Media Marketing -- Tockenisation and Securitisation of Assets -- Big Data-Driven Decision-Making -- Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Informed Business Processes -- 8 Proposed Conceptual Framework -- 9 Implications -- Theoretical Implications -- Policy Implications -- Research Implications -- Practical Implications -- 10 Research Limitations -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Managerial & -- Policy Perspectives -- Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa: Old and New Realities in the Light of COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Schumpeter Theory in the Survival of SMEs During COVID-19 Crisis -- The Innovative Strategies that SMEs Deployed During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Methods of Research Used in the Study -- Findings of the Study -- Contribution of the Study to Theory and Practice -- Framework for Survival Strategies of SMEs During COVID-19 -- Contribution of the Study to Practice -- Contribution of the Study to Policy -- Implications for Future Research -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Human Resource Management Practitioners in African Small Micro and Medium Enterprises -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Development -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Findings and Discussion. ; Factors that Influence Ethical Decision-Making Process -- Time and Information -- Training -- Finance -- Implications for Theory, Policy and Practice -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Reflections on Enabling Legislative Regimes for African Women-Owned Businesses: A Post-COVID-19 Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Development -- 3 Effect of COVID-19 on Women-Owned SMEs in the SADC Region -- 4 Strategic Capabilities of Women-Owned Businesses in a Post-COVID-19 Era -- 5 Gender and Entrepreneurship in SADC -- 6 Gender-Sensitive Legislation and Women Empowerment -- 7 Legislative Inadequacies and Gaps in Promoting Women-Owned Business in SADC -- 8 Recommendations and Way Forward -- 9 Recommendations on Strategic Capabilities for Female Entrepreneurs -- 10 Recommendations on Enabling Regulatory and Legislative Regimes for Women-Owned Businesses -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Conclusions and Reflections on Theory, Policy and Managerial Practice -- The Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Drivers of Livelihoods in Southern Africa: A Synthesis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Development -- Contextual Embeddedness -- Technology and Innovation Embeddedness -- Education and Entrepreneurship: Navigating Troubled Contexts -- Education and Innovation -- Entrepreneurial Education and Informal Sector Innovation -- Health and Entrepreneurship -- Health and Innovation -- Entrepreneurship, Health, and Well-being -- Entrepreneurship and Innovation -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Future of Entrepreneurship in Southern Africa
• ISBN: 9783031559358; 9783031559341
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910865278803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in Technology and Innovation in Africa Series