ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA: WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

By M. Kiggundu. 2002

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Entrepreneurship barriers and entrepreneurial inclination among Malaysian postgraduate students (2011, background): “Past research shows that, barriers faced by actual entrepreneurs are mostly confined to institutional barriers such as lack of government assistance, lack of funds, infrastructure issues, lack of training, poor contract and property laws and corruption (Kiggundu, 2002; Chu et al., 2007; Ivy, 1997; B”
Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Competency as Determinants of Business Performance in SMEs (2013, background): “…(Lee dan Tsang, 2001; Solichin, 2005; Blackman, 2003; O’Regan et al., 2005; Zoya dan Herath, 2007; Kotey dan Meredith, 1997; Nimalathasan, 2008; Man et al., 2002; Kiggundu, 2002; Ahmad et al., 2010; Man & Wafa, 2008), all claims that owners/manager is the key factor the performance of a business.”
Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa (2014, unknown): “In Africa, maintenance costs may take the form of using entrepreneurs’ financial resources to fulfill social obligations or demands placed on them by their social relations (Kiggundu, 2002).”
The Barriers to Growth in Ghana (2008, result): “This finding is consistent with the previous research of Buame (1996), TakyiAsiedu (1993), and Kiggundu (2002) although none of these studies utilised regression techniques.”
RETURN MIGRATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GHANA AND CÔTE D’IVOIRE: THE ROLE OF CAPITAL TRANSFERS (2009, background): “…African entrepreneur is likely to be male, middle aged, and better educated; he also argues that ‘education, training, work experience, apprenticeships, overseas visits and other human capital development initiatives are relevant for entrepreneurial success or failure’ (Kiggundu 2002, p. 244).”
Creativity in the opportunity identification process and the moderating effect of diversity of information (2012, background): “One reason for this high rate of business closures is that many firms in Uganda and in Africa in general are not as high in their innovative potential as they ought to be (Buame, 1996; Kiggundu, 2002).”
Lending terms, financial literacy and formal credit accessibility (2014, result): “Because of measurement variance, the results of this study are inconsistent with previous studies (Gray et al., 1997; Kiggundu, 2002; Trulsson, 1997; vanDijk, 1995; Toci & Hashi, 2010; Stephanou & Rodriguez; 2008) which indicate that most SMEs cannot meet the requirements for commercial loans…”
Strategic entrepreneurship and small firm growth in Ghana (2014, background): “Although the literature on small firm growth in developed countries is increasing, we still know little about the phenomenon in Ghana, an emerging developing nation and in Africa more generally (Buame, 1996; Kiggundu, 2002; Nichter and Goldmark, 2009).”
The dynamics of entrepreneurs' success factors in influencing venture growth (2006, background): “Kiggundu (2002) later added demographic variables to his study and found that personality traits have direct influence on the success of African entrepreneurs.”
Planned Luck: How Incubators Can Facilitate Serendipity for Nascent Entrepreneurs Through Fostering Network Embeddedness (2020, background): “, 2014), both for good and bad, (over- ) embeddedness can lead to relational or cognitive lockin (Kiggundu, 2002; Maurer & Ebers, 2006).”
The Impact of Human, Social and Financial Capital on the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa (2011, background): “This will be in line with the suggestion by Kiggundu (2002) that entrepreneurship education should become a mainstream activity in the educational systems of African countries.”
Women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa: An institutional theory analysis from a social marketing point of view (2009, background): “Strikingly, Kiggundu (2002) reported that most successful African entrepreneurs are male, middle-aged, married with a number of children, and are more educated than the general population.”
Entrepreneurs in Turkey: A Factor Analysis of Motivations, Success Factors, and Problems (2009, background): “As described by Gray, Cooley, and Lutabingwa (1997), Ivy (1997), Kiggundu (2002), Pope (2001), and Stevenson (1998), the unfavorable institutional/regulatory environment is often accompanied by the added expenses of corruption and bribery.”