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further examination. This study found that a state of entrepreneurship mishap exists in Africa. The utilisation of a uniform …This paper aims to describe a highly pervasive and under-reported context-specific phenomenon of entrepreneurship …, specifically in light of the rise in different types of entrepreneurial activities in Africa. Explicably, this paper accepts that …
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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms …' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the reforms have been limited to these kinds of gains - producing new …
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Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...
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This paper investigates business tax compliance in a multilevel tax structure with limited coordination. We study the case of Kampala, where firms are taxed at national and local levels-by the Uganda Revenue Authority and the Kampala Capital City Authority, respectively-and where the agencies...
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Urbanization is one of the critical global trends shaping the future of humanity. At the same time, it has been argued that full development requires an urbanized environment. This paper attempts to examine and characterize the major phases of urbanization in Uganda and what this means for urban...
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The aim of this article is to explore the decision-making policies by Polish Venture Capital (VC) firms, with special focus on the perception of entrepreneurs. This paper presents the results of a conjoint analysis and assessment of the importance of select characteristics among entrepreneurs...
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Although many studies have shown that entrepreneurial intention can be explained according to a theory of planned behavior, some scholars have provided interesting insights into the role of entrepreneurial self-identity perception as a significant precursor of entrepreneurial intention. A...
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This paper explores the decision to become a mother among women in the technology industry, particularly if there is an "optimal context" regarding startup development (business stage and size). Eighteen interviews were conducted with an international sample of women founders and analyzed using...
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A methodological approach to the concept of female entrepreneurship concept has not yet been treated: is female … entrepreneurship an individual or collective concept? Is it considered a social or natural variable? The purpose of this research is to … clear up these alternatives, which are preparatory questions for any research into female entrepreneurship that wishes to …
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The relationship between empowerment and entrepreneurship in collective societies is, in our view, insufficiently … conceptual article, we examine the entrepreneurship and empowerment literature to suggest ways forward for the future health and …
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