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This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...
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gender gap in entrepreneurship, finding that the family may serve as a stronger influence than society when implied norms of …
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Purpose - The paper assesses how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …/methodology/approach – Entrepreneurship is measured by indicators of starting, doing and ending business. The four dimensions of the World Bank’s index of KE …
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dimensions of entrepreneurship are considered. Two main findings are established with respect to the net effects of the …
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about 30 years, scholarship on entrepreneurship for inclusive development is very welcome. This is essentially because …
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(Phelps <CitationRef CitationID="CR67">2013</CitationRef>) as inspiration to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship. The book … achieved through a purposeless quest for wealth and material consumption, but rather through adventure, entrepreneurship, and … entrepreneurship are not merely the keys to economic growth, but to life satisfaction as well. This essay discusses topics in …
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variable that helps explain the level of economic development and reinforces the effect of entrepreneurship on the income level … Entrepreneurship Monitor provides information regarding entrepreneurial activity. Using linear regression analysis, cultural and …
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This article focuses on the impact of religious institutions on entrepreneurship. We find clear evidence that different … important contributions to the research of both religion and entrepreneurship. First, it proposes empirical evidence in which … the country’s main religion significantly affects its level of entrepreneurship at the macro level. Second, it adds to our …
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