Women entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa : historical framework, ecosystem, and future perspectives for the region / Marina Dabić, Léo-Paul Dana, Dina Modestus Nziku, Veland Ramadani, editors.
2022
HD6054.4.A356
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Title
Women entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa : historical framework, ecosystem, and future perspectives for the region / Marina Dabić, Léo-Paul Dana, Dina Modestus Nziku, Veland Ramadani, editors.
ISBN
9783030989668 (electronic bk.)
3030989666 (electronic bk.)
9783030989651 (print)
3030989658
3030989666 (electronic bk.)
9783030989651 (print)
3030989658
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxx, 269 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-98966-8 doi
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HD6054.4.A356
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.4/21082
Summary
According to a 2018 World Bank report, Africa is the only region with more women than men choosing to become entrepreneurs - a phenomenon that is not the subject of adequate discussion. This book reveals the latest research-based understanding of the entrepreneurial activities of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Specially invited subject experts present salient dimensions of entrepreneurship by African women, from environmental factors to motivations and influencers as well as financial and non-financial constraints, and highlight the significant role of cultural differences. This book provides a mixture of theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research, and fills the knowledge gap by presenting a wide range of opportunities and challenges faced by sub-Saharan African women entrepreneurs. This book will help policy makers and academic researchers in understanding the role of institutions and entrepreneurship policy in building a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 21, 2022).
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Dabić, Marina, editor.
Dana, Leo Paul, editor.
Nziku, Dina M., editor.
Ramadani, Veland, editor.
Dana, Leo Paul, editor.
Nziku, Dina M., editor.
Ramadani, Veland, editor.
Series
Contributions to management science, 2197-716X
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Table of Contents
Women Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
Women Entrepreneurs in Cameroon
Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana
Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya
Women Entrepreneurs in Lesotho
Women Entrepreneurs in Namibia
Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Women Entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone
Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa
Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Women Entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.
Women Entrepreneurs in Cameroon
Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana
Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya
Women Entrepreneurs in Lesotho
Women Entrepreneurs in Namibia
Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Women Entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone
Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa
Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Women Entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.