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This study aims to investigate the effect of fear of failure on entrepreneurship intent. It utilises survey data from … the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2015) conducted in Senegal. Analysing a sample of 2364 individuals, the probit model … was employed, revealing three key findings. Firstly, fear of failure significantly diminishes entrepreneurship intent …
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Purpose - The purposes of this paper are to review the streams of studies that link financial inclusion to small enterprise growth in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), to identify the research gaps they provide, and to prepare an agenda for future research in the field. Design/methodology/approach - The...
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extents to whic h firms' adoption of environmental protection policies affect their performances. We use firm-level data of …
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evidence is based on interactive quantile regressions focusing on data in 44 countries from sub-Saharan Africa for the period …
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, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, poorly implemented and …
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guarantee of property rights reduces the effect of past diseases on entrepreneurship. Using data from 125 countries, we find …This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary entrepreneurship … disease prevalence on contemporary entrepreneurship is mediated by property rights. The central hypothesis posits that a …
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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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incentives to nurture entrepreneurship must be maintained, policy-makers should also seek to pay attention to the role of trust …
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entrepreneurship. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes of entrepreneurship, but little is known about the fundamental … exert persistent impacts on present-day entrepreneurship. We provide support for the underlying hypothesis using Ordinary … Least Squares (OLS) and Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) with cross-sectional data from 125 countries consisting of the …
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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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