Digital Kenya : an entrepreneurial revolution in the making
Bitange Ndemo, Tim Weiss, editors
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[2017]
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| Other Persons: | Ndemo, Bitange (ed.) ; Weiss, Tim (ed.) |
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London : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Subject: | Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship approach | Kommunikation | Communication | Informationstechnik | Information technology | Kenia | Kenya | Digitalisierung |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [springer.com] |
| Published items: |
15 hits in ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW
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| Extent: | xxxiii, 509 Seiten Illustrationen 23.5 cm x 15.5 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Aufsatzsammlung ; Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Enthält 15 Beiträge Literaturangaben The paradigm shift : disruption, creativity, and innovation in Kenya / Bitange Ndemo Part 2. Uncovering unique market opportunities. Addressing voids : how digital start-ups in Kenya create market infrastructure / Marissa Drouillard. Part 3. The inner life of technology entrepreneurship in Kenya. Building ICT entrepreneurship ecosystems in resource-scarce contexts : learnings from Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" / Johannes Ulrich Bramann. Conversation #1. The past, present, and future of 'Digital Nyika' : how to fix an aircraft in flight / Jimmy Gitonga of Afroshok Media. Part 1. Looking back and looking ahead. The Internet journey for Kenya : the interplay of disruptive innovation and entrepreneurship in fueling rapid growth / Muriuki Mureithi. Conversation #2. Exploring the ideal role of government, NGOs, angel investors, and universities for technology entrepreneurs / Erik Hersman of BRCK. The KINGS of Africa's digital economy / Eric M.K. Osiakwan. Conversation #3. Changing the game : building mindsets of hope and possibilities in Africa's future leaders--one game at a time / Anne Githuku-Shongwe of Afroes. Conversation #4. Finding the right problem to solve / Timbo Drayson of OkHi Reimagine what you already know : toward new solutions to longstanding problems / Jay Larson and Michael Munger. Conversation #5. To keep disrupting, you have to listen closely to what the client wants / Elizabeth Rossielo of BitPesa. I-entrepreneurship : changing lives through technology / Carmen Merab Wamukoya and Amolo Ng'weno. Conversation #6. How technology makes farming sexy again / Su Kahumbu Stephanou of Green Dreams Tech Ltd. From cyber café to smartphone : Kenya's social media lens zooms in on the country and out to the world / Mark Kaigwa. Conversation #7. Toward digitizing information for the benefit of the many rather than the few / Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital. Conversation #8. Women working in tech : making the invisible visible / Judith Owigar of AkiraChix The challenges of technology entrepreneurship in emerging markets : a case study in Nairobi / Marlen de la Chaux and Angela Okune. Conversation #9. Toward a systematic approach to building ventures / Jessica Colaço and Ibanga Umanah of Brave Venture Labs Organizational cultural hybrids : nonprofit and for-profit cultural influences in the Kenyan technology sector / Eleanor R. Marchant. Conversation #10. Reflections on the hiring process : what happened to curiosity and passion? / Conrad Akunga of Innova Limited. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-57880-8 ; 1-137-57880-7 ; 978-1-137-57878-5 ; 978-1-137-57877-8 |
| Classification: | Afrika |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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