The ‘new generation of African entrepreneurs’: networking to change the climate for business and private sector-led development

McDade, Barbara E.; Spring, Anita

doi:10.1080/0898562042000310714

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“…The results suggest the constructs developed by Karimi et al (2007) are relevant in the SSA context (indicated by the excellent measurement model results), but because the elements of the Ghanaian and by extension the SSA environment (Mbarika et al, 2005;McDade and Spring, 2005) was not accounted for in the model, the structural model results were poor. However, the combined effects of moderating factors indicated a large effect size impact on BPO.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Results showed that implementation results varied significantly, probably occasioned by unique contextual conditions introduced by the Ghanaian business environment (Mbarika et al, 2005;McDade and Spring, 2005). This raises the need for SSA managers to be ready to adapt their ERP implementations to consider contextual conditions that may be specific to their environments as they roll-out ERP systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the specific causes for the negative impact of extent of ERP implementation on business process outcomes could not be immediately determined and deserve further exploration. Also, the specific contextual variables, moderating factors and/or mediating influences affecting ERP implementations in the region, and which would cause positive effects of ERPEX on BPO have to be ascertained to improve theory and to serve as implementation guidelines for Ghanaian and SSA firms (Mbarika et al, 2005;McDade and Spring, 2005). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ghana placed third, and in the process became one of the only two African countries included in the list of potential future IT outsourcing locations, ahead of countries such as Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand (Davis et al, 2006). However challenges like corruption (Transparency International, 2012), poor data culture (Hung and Chang, 2005) and poor organizational control amongst SSA businesses (Mbarika et al, 2005;McDade and Spring, 2005) serve as major challenges to conducting business in the region.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impact of ERP Implementation on Business Process Outcomes: A Replication of a United States Study in a Sub-Saharan African Nation

Asamoah¹,

Andoh‐Baidoo²,

Agyei-Owusu³

2015

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Abstract:This study is a conceptual replication of Karimi et al.'s (2007) study on the impact of ERP implementations on business process outcomes among US manufacturing firms in a Sub-Saharan African (SSA) nation. The results of the measurement model are valid and reliable, which are consistent and comparable with that of the original study, enhancing the external validity of the constructs proposed in the original model. However, only one of the four hypotheses tested in the structural model was confirmed in the current study although all four were supported in the original study. While the original model was tested on manufacturing firms in the US, the replicated study was carried out in several industries in Ghana, a SSA nation. Thus the differences in the structural model results do not invalidate the original model but suggest the need for capturing contextual or environmental variables such as culture, industry, ethical behavior, and data culture in order to enhance the external validity and theoretical contribution of the original model in the SSA context.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Impact of ERP Implementation on Business Process Outcomes: A Replication of a United States Study in a Sub-Saharan African Nation

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Agyei-Owusu³

2015

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“…Furthermore, enterprises that are owned by members of certain ethnic and gender communities are presumed to rely on limited networks, and primarily for security rather than innovation (Bruce, 2003). However, the multiple forms of network resources, which micro-entrepreneurs draw from their various relationships, suggest that their innovation process has multiple steps and is more multi-dimensional than they are often given credit (McDade and Spring, 2005). Additionally, the analysis conveys a depth in imagining and strategizing that goes into the running of their small firm.…”

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confidence: 99%

Network-based resources for the innovation process of South African micro-entrepreneurs: A conceptual framework

Griffin-EL

2015

SAJBM

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The paper explores the social networks of South African micro-entrepreneurs in order to understand the socially-embedded resources that micro-entrepreneurs apply towards their innovation process. The paper posits that the social capital embedded within the network of a micro-entrepreneur is activated by the demands of the innovation process to generate other forms of resources by which the innovation process is facilitated. Analysing empirical data collected via in-depth interviews of urban micro-entrepreneurs in the Johannesburg metropolitan area, the analysis conceptually organizes these various forms of socially embedded resources into an original framework referred to as Network Diversity Value (NDV). Two central dimensions frame NDV – the orientation of the innovation process and the form of the emerging resource. The interaction of these dimensions reveal a variety of network-based resources perceived as valuable, and suggest a greater degree of complexity and nuance in the South African micro-entrepreneur’s innovative process than that which common discourse conveys.

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Establishing socially responsible workplaces: Need perceptions and institutional forces acting on MSE owners in Tanzania

Poetz

2016

Can J Adm Sci

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Small businesses are increasingly expected to contribute to sustainable development. Drawing on needs theory and institutional theory, this paper investigates drivers of and barriers to socially responsible workplaces that can fulfill the existence, relatedness, and growth needs of people working in these organizations. The findings generated from an indepth study of small enterprises in Tanzania indicate that owners' and employees' changing needs contribute to workplace creation but nevertheless often remain unfulfilled. The resulting tensions pose a challenge for sustainable development in Africa's emerging economies. This is discussed with regard to solutions that leverage the normative common ground between traditional values and Western notions of corporate social responsibility (CSR), taking into account the pressures exercised by regulatory and mimetic institutional forces. Copyright © 2016 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords: CSR, Africa, workplace, needs theory, institutional theory RésuméDe plus en plus, les petites entreprises sont censées contribuer au développement durable. À partir de la théorie des besoins et de la théorie institutionnelle, le présent article examine les facteurs qui favorisent ou entravent la mise en place de milieux professionnels socialement responsables et capables de satisfaire l'existence, le rapprochement et les ambitions des employés. Les résultats obtenus après une analyse profonde de petites entreprises basées en Tanzanie révèlent que même si les besoins changeants des propriétaires et des employés contribuent à la création de l'environnement professionnel, ces besoins restent souvent insatisfaits. Les tensions qui découlent de cette insatisfaction constituent des obstacles au développement durable au sein des économies émergentes d'Afrique. Les résultats sont analysés par rapport aux solutions qui mettent à contribution le lieu commun normatif entre les valeurs traditionnelles et la notion occidentale de responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE) et tiennent compte des pressions exercées par les contraintes réglementaires et les forces institutionnelles mimétiques.

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The ‘new generation of African entrepreneurs’: networking to change the climate for business and private sector-led development

Cited by 117 publications

References 15 publications

Impact of ERP Implementation on Business Process Outcomes: A Replication of a United States Study in a Sub-Saharan African Nation

Impact of ERP Implementation on Business Process Outcomes: A Replication of a United States Study in a Sub-Saharan African Nation

Network-based resources for the innovation process of South African micro-entrepreneurs: A conceptual framework

Establishing socially responsible workplaces: Need perceptions and institutional forces acting on MSE owners in Tanzania

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