Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact Setting the Agenda for Entrepreneuring Across (Southern) Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa is challenged and blessed with a dynamic mix of formal and informal sectors, laced with effective and ineffective layers of entrepreneurial behaviour and action. Being entrepreneurial is not necessarily about creating entirely new business models, but about understanding context,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: April, Kurt
Otros Autores: Zolfaghari, Badri
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Knowledge Resources, 2021.
Temas:
New business enterprises.
Southern Africa.
Social entrepreneurship.
Nouvelles entreprises.
Entrepreneuriat social.
New business enterprises
Social entrepreneurship
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • Entrepreneurial Context: A System-Level Lens Towards Entrepreneurship
  • Chapter 1
  • Informality, 4IR and the Entrepreneurial State in Africa: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Beyond Neoclassical Economics: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective
  • Dual economies as "economic ecosystems"
  • Defining economic ecosystems
  • Localisation and innovation
  • Differentiation and growth
  • Adaptation and stability
  • African developmental needs and conditions
  • Urbanisation
  • High infrastructure, service provision deficits
  • High levels of informality
  • The emerging African middle class 'precariat'
  • A small-scale, high absorption infrastructure boom
  • Green technology and 4IR for Africa
  • The green technology
  • 4IR melting pot!
  • Spatial implementation considerations
  • Implications for The Entrepreneurial State in Africa
  • Introduction: An economics ecosystems perspective on the Entrepreneurial State in Africa
  • Shaping economic ecosystems' responses to change effects
  • Diversifying the "product space" of economic ecosystems
  • Entrepreneurial dynamism and innovation
  • Maintaining stability and resilience through transition
  • Critical Reflections on the "Economic Ecosystems" Approach
  • Power, social institutions and context
  • Formal-informal "Edge Effects" and the Digital Realm
  • Conclusions and Way Forward
  • Chapter 2
  • Collective Intelligence for Good in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • Abstract
  • Background
  • What is emergence?
  • Agents and agencies
  • Situatedness, embodiment, intelligence and emergence
  • The internet of agents
  • The artificial mind engine
  • The artificial mind engine and cybersecurity
  • Collaborative ecosystems in the 4IR
  • Collective entrepreneurship in the 4IR
  • Community safety entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • Epidemic control entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • Universal health coverage (UHC)
  • Financial risks and return
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3
  • Social Enterprise and its Contextual Challenges
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Scaling challenges
  • Poor enabling environment
  • Prerequisites for success
  • The future
  • Chapter 4
  • A Model for The Utilisation of Networks and Leveraging of The Economic Benefits of Migration Capital in Emerging Markets
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Understanding migration capital
  • Key enablers
  • Leveraging migration capital
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5
  • Mobilizing Values and Action through Framing Strategies in Creating a Regional Bio-energy Niche
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Framing strategies
  • Methodology
  • Data collection
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • Limitations
  • Relevance for emerging markets
  • Chapter 6

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