Cushioning the Covid-19 Economic Consequences on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Role of Stakeholders` Engagement, Collaboration, and Support

IF 2.1 Q3 BUSINESS Journal of African Business Pub Date : 2022-07-07 DOI:10.1080/15228916.2022.2078933

Jonathan Mukiza Peter Kansheba, M. Marobhe, A. Wald

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Covid-19 (corona virus) disruptions have necessitated a new way of thinking about how entrepreneurship and its environments (ecosystems) function in times of heightened uncertainty. Based on a sample of 237 entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) stakeholders in Tanzania – an emerging economy, we examine the pandemic economic consequences steered by government countermeasures on the EE-perceived quality and performance. We further examined the role played by EE stakeholders` engagement, collaboration, and support during the crisis. Our structural equation model results suggest that strictness of government counter measures for containment of the current pandemic predicament has a bearing on EE- perceived quality and performance by fueling EE vulnerability via amplifying the magnitude of the negative effects. We further find that stakeholders` engagement and collaboration play a significant role in improving the EE-perceived quality and slowing down EE-vulnerability. We conclude by providing the implications and avenues for future research.

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摘要新冠肺炎（冠状病毒）的破坏需要一种新的方式来思考创业及其环境（生态系统）在不确定性加剧的时代如何发挥作用。基于坦桑尼亚（一个新兴经济体）237个创业生态系统（EE）利益相关者的样本，我们研究了政府应对措施对EE感知质量和绩效的疫情经济后果。我们进一步研究了EE利益相关者在危机期间的参与、协作和支持所发挥的作用。我们的结构方程模型结果表明，政府为遏制当前疫情困境而采取的严厉应对措施通过放大负面影响的程度来加剧EE的脆弱性，从而影响EE的感知质量和表现。我们进一步发现，利益相关者的参与和合作在提高EE感知质量和减缓EE脆弱性方面发挥着重要作用。最后，我们为未来的研究提供了启示和途径。

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Journal of African Business BUSINESS-

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期刊介绍： Journal of African Business is the official journal of the Academy of African Business and Development, the largest network of professionals committed to advancement of business development in African nations. JAB strives to comprehensively cover all business disciplines by publishing high quality analytical, conceptual, and empirical articles that demonstrate a substantial contribution to the broad domain of African business. Regardless of the research context, tradition, approach, or philosophy, manuscripts submitted to JAB must demonstrate that the topics investigated are important to the understanding of business practices and the advancement of business knowledge in or with Africa. Particularly, JAB welcomes qualitative and quantitative research papers. JAB is not, however, limited to African-based empirical studies. It searches for various contributions, including those based on countries outside Africa that address issues relevant to African business. Targeted toward academics, policymakers, consultants, and executives, JAB features the latest theoretical developments and cutting-edge research that challenge established beliefs and paradigms and offer alternative ways to cope with the endless change in the business world. Covered areas: Accounting; Agribusiness Management and Policy; Business Law; Economics and Development Policy; Entrepreneurship and Family Business; Finance; Global Business; Human Resource Management; Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Labor Relations; Marketing; Management Information Systems (MIS); Non-Profit Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organizational Development; Service Management; Small Business Management; Social Responsibility and Ethics; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation Management; Tourism and Hospitality Management; Transportation and Logistics