Entrepreneurship in Africa / 
edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade, Ton Dietz, Chibuike Uche. 
 - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill,  [2017] 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 409 pages) 
 - African dynamics ;  volume 15 .
 - African dynamics ;  15. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction /  Methodological challenges of entrepreneurship research in the least developed East African countries /  Africapitalism: a management idea for business in Africa? /  Inclusive business in Africa: priorities, strategies and challenges /  Innovation as a key to success? Case studies of innovative start-ups in Kenya and Nigeria /  Innovation in manufacturing SMEs in Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania: a grounded view on the research and policy issues /  An institutional analysis of entrepreneurship development in Nigeria /  Entrepreneurship development in Africa: insights from Nigeria's and Zimbabwe's telecoms /  The development of entrepreneurship in Sudan /  Challenges to entrepreneurship development in Tanzania /  Institutional and contextual factors effects on entrepreneurship in Cameroon: the case of the transport sector /  Dangote Cement: the challenges of pan-African expansion /  Culture as a facilitator and a barrier to entrepreneurship development in Uganda /  African women large-scale entrepreneurs: cases from Angola, Nigeria and Ghana /  Financial barriers and how to overcome them: the case of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania /  Gentlemanly capitalism and entrepreneurial management: formation and rise of Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank, 1990-2002 /  Indigenous banking enterprises: the rise of Nigerian multinational banks /  Akinyinka Akinyoade, Ton Dietz and Chibuike Uche --  Emiel L. Eijdenberg --  Kenneth Amaeshi and Uwafiokun Idemudia --  Addisu A. Lashitew and Rob van Tulder --  Miguel Heilbron, Andre Leliveld and Peter Knorringa --  Jaap Voeten --  Abel Ezeoha and Afam Ituma --  Nnamdi O. Madichie, Knowledge Mpofu and Jerry Kolo --  Yagoub Ali Gangi and Hesham E. Mohammed --  Nsubili Isaga and Albogast Musabila --  Francoise Okah-Efogo and Crescence Marie-France Okah-Atenga --  Akinyinka Akinyoade and Chibuike Uche --  Jane N.O. Khayesi, Arthur Sserwanga and Rebecca Kiconco --  Miriam Siun, Akinyinka Akinyoade and Ewurabena Quaye --  Marta Lindvert --  Ayodeji Olukoju --  Chibuike Uche.  Part 1. Examination of related theories and innovations --  Part 2. Entrepreneurship development, country studies --  Part 3. Entrepreneurship and sectoral considerations or determinants -- 
<br/><br/> Historically, entrepreneurs have always played a central role in the development of nation states. Aside from rentier states, which depend extensively on the availability of mineral resource rents, most economically prosperous nations in the world have strong, innovative and competitive business enterprises and entrepreneurs as the bedrock of their economic development and prosperity. It was arguably because of the above historical fact that the World Bank in 1989 declared that entrepreneurs will play a central role in transforming African economies. Chapters in this book contribute to our understanding of the theory, structure and practice of entrepreneurship in diverse African countries. Case studies examined include: African multinational banks and businesses, female entrepreneurs, culture and entrepreneurship, finance and entrepreneurship and SMEs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004351615 9004351612 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Entrepreneurship--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Businesspeople--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Entrepreneuriat--Afrique subsaharienne.<br/>Gens d'affaires--Afrique subsaharienne.<br/>Africa.<br/>entrepreneurs.<br/>business.<br/>women entrepreneurs.<br/>economic development.<br/>innovations.<br/>banking.<br/>transport.<br/>telecommunications.<br/>BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--General.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General<br/>Businesspeople.<br/>Economic history.<br/>Entrepreneurship.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--21st century.<br/>Afrique subsaharienne--Conditions économiques--21e siècle.<br/>Sub-Saharan Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC800  / .E567 2017