Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges for Retired Senior Military Officers in Nigeria

Madichie, Nnamdi O.; Ayasi, Kaseem

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73700-3_7

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“…Some of the critical identified entrepreneurial challenges being unreliable entrepreneurial assets such as finance, managerial skills and infrastructures (Junne, 2018). Other challenges being poor business support related services such as un-customized governmental programmes, lack of enough incubators, inadequate and unaffordable professional services and un-supportive culture (Madichie & Ayasi, 2018). These challenges hinder entrepreneurial performance and growth in many African countries.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Development In Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Small business and entrepreneurship in Africa: the nexus of entrepreneurial ecosystems and productive entrepreneurship

Kansheba

2020

Small Enterprise Research

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The impact of entrepreneurship and small business activities in Africa has habitually been lower and receives less attention in research. This study aims at investigating the mediation role of innovations on the relationship between entrepreneurial ecosystem approach and productive entrepreneurship. Using panel dataset of 35 African countries, the study contributes to the existing literature in two ways. First, the panel regression findings contribute to the theoretical debate and fill the empirical gap, recent research has been dominated by conceptual works. The findings reveal mixed (positive and negative) and weak insignificant direct influence of eco-factors such as finance, government support and programmes, knowledge, market and culture on productive entrepreneurship. However, their influence is more pronounced when innovations mediate the relationship. Second, it provides new insight to policymakers and practitioners in developing policies and programmes that foster entrepreneurial ecosystems and improved innovation performance for better entrepreneurship development. It concludes with suggestions for future research.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Development In Africamentioning

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Small business and entrepreneurship in Africa: the nexus of entrepreneurial ecosystems and productive entrepreneurship

Kansheba

2020

Small Enterprise Research

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“…The connection between the military and entrepreneurship has been highlighted in research (Boldon et al, 2016;Madichie and Ayasi, 2018;Ojo, 2021;Smaliukien_ e, 2014). Boldon et al (2016), for instance, contend that the military and small business ownership share a long and distinctive relationship.…”

Section: Military Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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“…However, not much is known about the nature and characteristics of veteran entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Authors such as Madichie and Ayasi (2018) and Ojo (2021) have tried to shine light on this brand of entrepreneurship in Nigeria. While Madichie and Ayasi (2018) provide only circumstantial evidence suggesting that veteran entrepreneurs' enterprises are not doing well, Ojo (2021) focusses more on the retirement circumstances of the veterans.…”

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Exploring veteran entrepreneurship in Nigeria

Ojo

2022

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Purpose This study aims to interrogate the nature and characteristics of military entrepreneurship among veterans of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Design/methodology/approach Through the application of case study methodology, the study gathered data that reveal some distinguishing features of veteran entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Findings Veterans’ military background and military training appear to have both facilitating and inhibiting effects on veteran entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The study also reveals that veteran entrepreneurship though it may have some distinguishing features, but does not differ significantly to civilian entrepreneurship. Veterans’ entrepreneurs confront the same challenges as their civilian counterparts. Originality/value The result provides valuable knowledge for academics/researchers researching success and failure factors in the veteran entrepreneurship field.

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“…The factors identified as affecting investment and productivity include education of the labour force, access to infrastructure, access to finance and corruption (Igwe, Onjewu & Nwibo, 2018). Exploring how government employees can become entrepreneurs in their later careers, Madichie and Ayasi (2018) provides a historical perspective of the military in governance and the role that entrepreneurship among the retired military officers can play in Nigeria's development. the importance of knowledge and learning in fostering entrepreneurial business practices.…”

Section: African Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Transgenerational business legacies and intergenerational succession among the Igbos (Nigeria)

Igwe

Madichie

Amoncar

2020

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The main purpose of this study is to highlight the entrepreneurial exploits of an ethnic group within the African context. The research context is the Igbos in Eastern Nigeria who have been celebrated as the pinnacle of African entrepreneurship. The study also draws on the narratives of 25 experienced business owners, and the emerging data thematically analysed to identify key variables associated with transgenerational business legacies and succession. Additional insight on salient cultural and community nuances like the role of Di-okpara (first son), Umunna (sons of the land), Ikwu (members of a Kindred) and Umuada (daughters of the land) were unravelled through interview transcripts and validated by respondents. These insights inform a contribution to the discourse of ethnic or indigenous entrepreneurship, which has both theoretical and policy implications.

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Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges for Retired Senior Military Officers in Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Small business and entrepreneurship in Africa: the nexus of entrepreneurial ecosystems and productive entrepreneurship

Small business and entrepreneurship in Africa: the nexus of entrepreneurial ecosystems and productive entrepreneurship

Exploring veteran entrepreneurship in Nigeria

Transgenerational business legacies and intergenerational succession among the Igbos (Nigeria)

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