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Digital Kenya : an entrepreneurial revolution in the making / / Bitange Ndemo, Tim Weiss, editors
| Digital Kenya : an entrepreneurial revolution in the making / / Bitange Ndemo, Tim Weiss, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIII, 509 p. 22 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Economic policy Development economics Economy-wide Country Studies R & D/Technology Policy Development Economics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Research & Development
Technology Policy Development Economics |
| ISBN | 1-137-57878-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | INTRODUCING DIGITAL KENYA -- Chapter 1 The Paradigm Shift: Disruption, Creativity and Innovation in Kenya (Bitange Ndemo) -- Conversation 1 with Jimmy Gitonga: The Past, Present & Future of Digital Nyika: How to Fix an Aircraft in Mid-Air -- PART I: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD -- Chapter 2 The Internet Journey for Kenya: The Interplay of Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Fueling Rapid Growth Kenya (Muriuki Mureithi) -- Conversation 2 with Eric Hersman of BRCK: Exploring the Ideal Role of Government, NGOs, Angel Investors, and Universities for Technology Entrepreneurs NGOs -- Chapter 3 The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy (Eric Osiakwan) -- Conversation 3 with Anne Githuku- Shongwe of Afroes: Changing the Game: Building Mindsets of Hope and Possibilities in Africa’s future leaders- One Game at a Time -- PART II UNCOVERING UNIQUE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES -- Chapter 4 Addressing the Voids: How Digital Start-ups in Kenya Create Market Infrastructure (Marissa Drouillard) -- Conversation 4 with Timbo Drayson of OkHi: Finding the Right Problem to Solve -- Chapter 5 Reimagine What You already Know: Towards New Solutions to Longstanding Problems (Jay Larson & Michael Munger) -- Conversation 5 with Elizabeth Rossiello of BitPesa: To Keep Disrupting, You Have to Listen Closely to What the Client Wants -- Chapter 6 iEntrepreneurship: Changing Lives through Technology (Amolo Ng'weno and Carmen Wamukoya) -- Conversation 6 with Su Kahumbu of Green Dreams Tech: How Technology Makes Farming Sexy Again -- Chapter 7 From Cyber to Smartphone: Kenya’s Social Media’s Lens Zooms In on the Country and Out to the World (Mark Kaigwa) -- Conversation 7 with Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital: Toward Digitizing Information for the Benefit of the Many Rather Than the Few -- PART III THE INNER LIFE OF TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KENYA -- Chapter 8 Building ICT Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Resource-Scarce Contexts: Learnings from Kenya’s “Silicon Savannah” (Johannes U. Bramann) -- Conversation 8 with Judith Owigar of AkiraChix: Women Working in Tech: Making The Invisible Visible -- Chapter 9 The Challenges of Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: A Case Study in Nairobi (Marlen de la Chaux & Angela Okune) -- Conversation 9 with Jessica Colaco & Ibanga Umanah of Brave Venture Labs: Towards a Systematic Approach in Building Ventures -- Chapter 10 Organizational Cultural Hybrids: Nonprofit and For-profit Cultural Influences in the Kenyan Technology Sector (Eleanor Marchant) -- Conversation 10 with Conrad Akunge of Innova: Reflections on the Hiring Process: What Happened to Curiosity and Passion? -- PART IV MANAGING THE FINE DETAILS OF DOING BUSINESS IN KENYA -- Chapter 11 Inside a Policy Maker’s Mind: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Policy Development and Implementation (Bitange Ndemo) -- Conversation 11 with Ory Okolloh: Why Policy matters for Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 12 The Art of Managing World Views in Kenya’s International Technology Sector (Tim Weiss & Klaus Weber) -- Conversation 12 with Ken Njoroge of Cellulant: How to Be a Rebel and Build a Business at the Same Time -- Chapter 13 Developing Strategies to Harness the Power of Parallel Entrepreneurship (Eskor John) -- Conversation 13 with Mikul Shah & Ritesh Doshi of Naked Pizza: The Hustling Entrepreneur on Trial -- Chapter 14 Venture Capital in East Africa: Is There a Right Model? (Stephen Gugu & Wilfred Mutua) -- Conversation 14 with Ben Lyon of Kopo Kopo: Creating the PayPal Mafia of East Africa -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Chapter 15 Entrepreneuring for Society – What’s next for “Africa”? (Tim Weiss). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166650603321 |
| Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Palgrave handbook of contemporary Kenya / / edited by Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Maurice N. Amutabi, and Toyin Falola
| The Palgrave handbook of contemporary Kenya / / edited by Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Maurice N. Amutabi, and Toyin Falola |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (485 pages) |
| Disciplina | 929.374 |
| Soggetto topico | Economic history |
| ISBN |
9783031158544
3031158547 9783031158537 3031158539 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Contemporary Kenya: Politics, Economics, Environment, and Society; Wanjala S. Nasong’o, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola -- Part I: Independence and the Political Economy of Development -- 2. Structural Adjustment and Economic Reforms in Kenya; Urbanus Mwinzi Ndolo -- 3. Higher Education Policy and Reforms in Kenya; Michael Mwenda Kithinji -- 4. Gangs, Militias, and Vigilantes in Rural and Urban Violence in Kenya; Musambayi Katumanga -- 5. Role of Students in National Politics in Kenya; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi -- 6. Kenyan Public Intellectuals and National Development Debates; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi -- 7. The Matatu Industry in Nairobi; Mickie Koster -- 8. Pastoralism and the Northern Kenya Economy; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi -- 9. Venture Capital and Silicon Savannah Valley in Kenya; Daniel Oigo Ogachi and Zeman Zoltan -- Part II: Environment, Globalization, Gender, and Society -- 10. Environmental Policy and Practice in Kenya; Wanjala S. Nasong’o -- 11. Wangari Muta Maathai and the Green Belt Movement; Besi Brillian Muhonja -- 12. The Women’s Movement and Gender Politics in Kenya; Damaris Parsitau and Dorothy Nyakwaka -- 13. The Youth and Socio-Economic Development in Kenya; Sellah Nasimiyu King’oro -- 14. Civil Society and the Politics of Democratization; Wanjala S. Nasong’o -- 15. The Second Republic and the Politics of Devolution; Edmond Maloba Were -- 16. Ethnicity and Political Violence in Kenya; Linnet Hamasi and Maurice N. Amutabi -- 17. Presidential Leadership Styles from Jomo to Uhuru; Eric E. Otenyo -- 18. Sport and Recreation in Kenya; W.W.S. Njororai and Peter Omondi-Ochieng -- 19. Religion and the Cultures of Kenya; Mary Nyangweso Wangila -- 20. Kiswahili in Kenya: Broken Language and Broken Promises; Ken Walibora Waliaula -- 21. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Medicine in Kenya; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi -- 22. Kenya’s Security Sector: Reform in a Changing Strategic Environment; Stephen Mwachofi Singo and Edmond John Pamba -- 23. The Impact of Globalization in Kenya, Mumo Nzau -- Part III: The External Context -- 24. Colonial Boundaries and Emerging Border Contestations in Post-Independent Kenya; Peter Wafula Wekesa -- 25. Illiberalism, Human Rights, and Rule of Law: A Kenyan Paradox; Makau Mutua -- 26. Mapping Kenya’s Diaspora and its National Economic, Social, Cultural, and Political Impact; Kefa M. Otiso -- 27. Foreign Policy and Kenya’s Foreign Relations, 1963-2017; Mercy Kathambi Kaburu and Korwa Gombe Adar -- 28. Al-Shabaab and the Regional Security Dilemma; Oscar Gakuo Mwangi -- 29. Kenya-US Relations and the War on Terror; Mumo Nzau -- 30. China in Kenya and its Impact and Implications; Linnet Hamasi and Maurice N. Amutabi -- 31. Kenya and Regional Integration Schemes; Joshua M. Kivuva -- 32. Kenya’s External Trade; Caroline Ayuma Okello -- 33. Kenya in World Politics; Thomas Otieno Juma -- 34. Kenya : Future Imaginations; Toyin Falola. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910720074603321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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