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This book focuses on issues related to entrepreneurship and SME management on the African continent by providing insights from different conceptual, empirical and case studies. In doing so, it focuses on context-specific challenges for conducting entrepreneurial activities or business endeavors in smaller firms in the African continent. The book responds to calls for more research about African businesses given the acknowledgement of scholars, students and policy makers around the world who realize the increasing and growing economic importance of the African continent. In addition to serving as a source book for more in-depth studies by assisting the reader in gaining increased understanding of the topics covered, complementing the different parts with reviews, the book also elaborates on issues such political unrest, corruption, untrained personnel and environmental concerns. Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa: Context, Challenges, Cases will be useful to academics with an interest in different entrepreneurial contexts in general, and Africa in particular, and for students interested in regional business practices, as well as for practitioners and policy makers.

Business. --- Entrepreneurship. --- Leadership. --- Business and Management. --- Business Strategy/Leadership. --- Small business --- Entrepreneurship --- New business enterprises --- Business starts --- Development stage enterprises --- How to start a business --- New companies --- Start-up business enterprises --- Start-up companies --- Start-ups (Business enterprises) --- Starting a business --- Startups (Business enterprises) --- Entrepreneur --- Intrapreneur --- Capitalism --- Business incubators --- Business enterprises --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership

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This book focuses on management challenges in different types of companies, ranging from small to large, from private to public and from service to manufacturing in the African context. With empirical data from countries as diverse as Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia, it discusses the increasing economic importance of the African continent, covering relevant topics on sustainability and environmental issues, exports, logistics, HR issues, innovation and financial reporting. Through different conceptual insights and empirical case studies, the research presented serves as a useful resource for academics, students, and policy-makers interested in in-depth studies on management challenges in Africa.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- Economic relations. Trade --- Economics --- International law --- Firms and enterprises --- internationale handel --- duurzaamheid --- economie --- bedrijfskunde --- KMO's (kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen) --- globalisering --- Africa

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Dieser Band ist die Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe zu seinem 70. Geburtstag im April 2021. Der Jubilar hat im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit am Wittener Institut für Familienunternehmen (WIFU) an der Universität Witten/Herdecke seit 2005 eine besondere Wirkung in der Forschung und im Praxistransfer entfaltet. Langjährige Forscherkolleg*innen, Wegbegleiter*innen, Freunde und Freundinnen ehren mit diesem Band die große Leistung von Arist von Schlippe und zeigen auf, welche Spuren er in 15 Jahren in diesem Feld hinterlassen hat. Arist von Schlippe ist in der Gemeinde der Familienunternehmensforscher*innen weithin bekannt, fachlich anerkannt und respektiert, aber mehr noch: Er wird als Mensch sehr geschätzt. Knapp 40 nationale und internationale Kolleg*innen aus der Forschung, der Beratung und dem Feld des Familienunternehmertums widmen ihm Fachbeiträge zu zentralen Fragestellungen im Umfeld ihrer Arbeit. Die Beiträge zum Wirken des Geehrten tragen eine je persönliche Note.

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