The objective of this study is to explore entrepreneurial motivation in a least developed country (LDC), which can be divided into push factors and pull factors, without a priori separation between those which are necessity-driven and those which are opportunity-driven. This study shows that the...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of decision-making, in terms of the effectuation and causation orientation of small business owners, on the growth of their small businesses in an uncertain environment: Burundi. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of primary data from a...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurial orientation in Tanzania’s informal economy. The development of personal wealth is used to measure the performance of subsistence entrepreneurs in the mama lishe sector....

Part 1: The heart of the matter: Identity, motivation and inclusiveness -- Chapter 1: Indigenous entrepreneurship and identity An exploratory study of entrepreneurs in the Namibian sandbox -- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurial motivation among small-scale business entrepreneurs A case study of Tanzania...