Determinants of women entrepreneurs' firm performance in a hostile environment

DHB Welsh, E Kaciak, R Shamah - Journal of Business Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examines the determinants of firm performance for women entrepreneurs in the
context of an emerging economy affected by a turbulent political and socio-cultural …

[图书][B] Women and the informal economy in urban Africa: From the margins to the centre

MN Kinyanjui - 2014 - books.google.com
In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's
movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi …

Effects of farmers' social networks on knowledge acquisition: lessons from agricultural training in rural Indonesia

A Pratiwi, A Suzuki - Journal of Economic Structures, 2017 - Springer
Agricultural information is transferred through social interactions; therefore, ties to
agricultural informants and network structures within farmers' local neighborhoods …

Network embeddedness and inbound open innovation practice: The moderating role of technology cluster

Y Lyu, B He, Y Zhu, L Li - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019 - Elsevier
Inbound open innovation has become a prevalent innovation strategy used to strengthen
firms' technology competitiveness in the fast-changing industrial and technological …

Understanding internationalisation of informal African firms through a network perspective

C Boafo, RA Owusu… - International Small …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies of internationalisation have largely overlooked developing countries with high levels
of legitimate informal entrepreneurship. Consequently, this article analyses the …

Spatial, network and temporal dimensions of the determinants of adaptive capacity in poor urban areas

J Waters, WN Adger - Global Environmental Change, 2017 - Elsevier
Slums and informal settlements are home to rapidly growing populations in urban areas
globally and face a range of significant shocks and stresses. The sustainability of these …

Kinship ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa

M Grimm, F Gubert, O Koriko, J Lay… - Journal of Small …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Small entrepreneurs in poor countries achieve relatively high marginal returns to capital but
show only low re-investment rates. The literature is rather inconclusive about the possible …

Strategic networking and small firm growth in an emerging economy

BA Obeng - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the sources and use of social capital on
small firm growth in an emerging economy. The study also examines the relationship …

The influence of perceived management skills and perceived gender discrimination in launch decisions by women entrepreneurs

DHB Welsh, E Kaciak, C Minialai - International Entrepreneurship and …, 2017 - Springer
Our study answers the call for a better understanding of female entrepreneurs in Morocco
and the role families play in launch decisions. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the …

Social capital of entrepreneurs in a developing country: The effect of gender on access to and requests for resources

G Solano, G Rooks - Social Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses gender differences in the social capital of entrepreneurs in a
developing country. Social networks are often an important asset for accessing resources; …