The Informal Economy in pan-Africa: Review of the Literature, Themes, Questions, and Directions for Management Research

Galdino, Katia M.; Kiggundu, Moses N.; Jones, Chris; Ro, Sangbum

doi:10.1080/23322373.2018.1517542

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“…To curb the spread of the pandemic, governments are implementing measures, which in addition to limitations to travel and business, also include closure of schools and universities, as well as recommendations for people to stay home. However, most people in productive age in Africa work in the informal sector, and most of those in the formal sector are underemployed [23,24]. Therefore, if these measures are enforced without appropriate economic and epidemiological considerations, millions of vulnerable populations across the continent might face unprecedented difficulties to access health services due to limited disposable income to support transportation expenses, as well as other direct and indirect medical costs.…”

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“…Botha (2012) further confirms that the informal sector in South Africa is instrumental in providing employment opportunities for the greater population who cannot secure employment in the formal sector. In other sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, Central Africa Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the informal sector has been noted to contribute over 90% of total employment (Galdino et al, 2018;Mukorera, 2018). Yet, very little attention is given to how informal sector entrepreneurship influences entrepreneurial behavior such as individual entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial leadership, and vice versa (Gurtoo & Williams, 2009;Webb et al, 2013).…”

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Informal sector entrepreneurship, individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership

Musara

Nieuwenhuizen

2020

Africa Journal of Management

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The informal economy plays an integral role in addressing the socioeconomic issues facing many nations around the world. Informal sector entrepreneurship activities contribute 10-20% of the GDP in developed economies and up to 60% in developing economies. In South Africa, the informal sector accounts for 15-17% of total employment and about 5.2% of the country's GDP. Yet, very little attention is given to how informal sector entrepreneurship shapes individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership, and vice versa. The lack of attention to the notions of individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership from the informal sector is worrisome given that a significant number of now successful entrepreneurs in African contexts began their business operations within the informal sector. This article presents a multilevel analysis of the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership in the informal sector of South Africa. We draw from "rags to riches" inspirational accounts and social identity theory to develop an integrative framework on the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership in the informal sector. Short case studies of successful entrepreneurial leaders who emerged from the informal sector are presented for illustrative purposes. This paper aims to provide valuable insights into one of the understudied but rapidly growing entrepreneurial contexts, informal sector entrepreneurship, and how this context shapes individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership. This exposes a previously hidden territory for new insights and further studies on how to advance entrepreneurship development research and praxis.

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“…The cases are selected based on the principle of theoretical sampling (Corbin & Strauss, 1990). Our main case selection considerations are as follows: a) We chose typical organizational forms in Africa i.e., an informal firm (Galdino et al, 2018), an entrepreneurial start-up (Kew et al, 2015) and an a multinational firm (Barnard et al, 2017). The three organizational forms provided diverse vantage points in accounting for firm actions and practices adopted in times of crisis.…”

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Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms

Namatovu

Larsen

2021

Africa Journal of Management

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The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is underscored by its systemic distortion of socioeconomic and political agendas around the world. It has disproportionately affected fragile states, and has exposed economies with inefficient safety nets. In this article, we contend that while the uncertainty occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for many African firms, the situation has also given rise to new entrepreneurial opportunities. We draw on three cases from Africa (one multinational corporation, one start-up, and one informal firm) to outline how the COVID-19 pandemic can also be regarded as a source of entrepreneurship in uncertain times. We conclude by discussing implications for African management practice and research.

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The Informal Economy in pan-Africa: Review of the Literature, Themes, Questions, and Directions for Management Research

Cited by 38 publications

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What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria control?

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria control?

Informal sector entrepreneurship, individual entrepreneurial orientation and the emergence of entrepreneurial leadership

Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms

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