... and resource access in uncertain environments, and further illuminate the diversity and complexity of entrepreneurial approaches in sub-Saharan Africa. Practical implications The findings of this paper may help waste management entrepreneurs better leverage resources and deal with uncertainty. Moreover...

... international strategic responses that small and medium-sized enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa adopt to implement innovations in the face of weak institutional environments. Design/methodology/approach Using comprehensive data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, the study applies the Instrumental...

... Entrepreneurs Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana Competitive positioning Entrepreneurial start-ups often start off optimistically and some of their early advantages can fade away after relatively short periods of operation and for some, this results in business failure (Paradkar et al., 2015...

...) innovation is an omission. Therefore, this novel study aims to examine the relationship between the cost of energy and SMEs innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by first examining the differential impact of the various generation sources on the price of electric energy. This research has enabled us...

... Experience Youth Developing countries Sub-Saharan Africa In recent times, we have witnessed the proliferation of initiatives and efforts to promote youth entrepreneurship (Schøtt et al., 2015), especially in reaction to persistently high youth unemployment rates globally...

... 05 02 2019 07 03 2019 29 03 2019 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents one such location where MYEs are over-represented within the informal economy (Awumbila et al., 2014 ; Thorsen, 2013). Across SSA, the nature and character of informal entrepreneurship varies across...

...William Murithi; Natalia Vershinina; Peter Rodgers Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a conceptual interpretation of the role business families play in the institutional context of sub-Saharan Africa, characterised by voids within the formal institutional setting. Responding to calls...