On the question of entrepreneurial breakthrough or failure in Africa: a framework for analysis

Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah, F. Hossain, A. Mamman, C. Rees
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PurposeHaving the right intent, aspiration, ability and attitude to become an entrepreneur has become the mantra in the extant literature to be driver of entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprise (SME) growth. Why would zealous and ambitious individuals with all rightful attributes so required of entrepreneurs have to fizzle out few years after venturing into business or SMEs? Perhaps these same individuals may relocate to other jurisdictions and would establish successful firms even beyond their imaginations. Beyond the individual’s entrepreneurial attributes, there are other external countervailing forces which either “enable” or “impede” entrepreneurial drive and SME growth processes. Adopting the theory of planned behavior, this study conceptualizes a systems framework to analyze how SMEs either flourish or fail in developing countries.Design/methodology/approachThe study relies on secondary sources of data. It adopts a critical stage review of secondary data.FindingsThe study argues that the interplay of “internal factors” and “external factors” of prospective entrepreneurs provides a useful framework to explain the general SME outlook of an economy. The study postulates that many internally driven prospective SME entrants (with entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities and aspirations) mostly in the developing economies may have their dreams shattered because of obstructive external ecological elements which tend to frustrate new business entrants as well as existing ones.Originality/valueWith the aid of a framework, this study conceptualizes a comprehensive framework to analyze how SMEs either flourish or fail in developing countries.
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目的拥有成为企业家的正确意图、抱负、能力和态度已成为现存文献中的咒语,成为企业家精神和中小企业(SME)增长的驱动力。为什么具有企业家所需的所有合法特质的热情和雄心勃勃的个人在冒险进入企业或中小企业几年后就必须失败?也许这些人可能会迁移到其他司法管辖区,甚至会建立超出他们想象的成功公司。除了个人的创业属性之外,还有其他外部抵消力量,它们要么“促进”要么“阻碍”创业动力和中小企业成长过程。本研究采用计划行为理论,构建了一个系统框架来分析发展中国家中小企业的兴衰。设计/方法论/方法该研究依赖于次要数据来源。它采用了对二次数据的关键阶段审查。研究发现,潜在企业家的“内部因素”和“外部因素”的相互作用为解释中小企业对经济的总体看法提供了一个有用的框架。该研究假设,许多内部驱动的潜在中小企业进入者(具有创业态度、能力和抱负)大多在发展中经济体,他们的梦想可能会破灭,因为外部生态因素往往会阻碍新企业进入者和现有企业进入者。独创性/价值借助于一个框架,本研究构思了一个全面的框架,以分析中小企业在发展中国家是如何繁荣或失败的。
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期刊介绍: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) advances both theoretical and empirical research, informs policies and practices, and improves understanding of how economic and business decisions shape the lives of Africans. AJEMS is a multidisciplinary journal and welcomes papers from all the major disciplines in economics, business and management studies.
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