Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact : : Setting the Agenda for Entrepreneuring Across (Southern) Africa.

• Author: April, Kurt.
• TeilnehmendeR: Zolfaghari, Badri.
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Knowledge Resources,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (295 pages)

Sub-Saharan Africa is challenged and blessed with a dynamic mix of formal and informal sectors, laced with effective and ineffective layers of entrepreneurial behaviour and action. Being entrepreneurial is not necessarily about creating entirely new business models, but about understanding context, social needs, environment, supply efficiency and security, the socio-economic layout, knowing the pain points for a society, community and for individuals, and seeking to relieve some or all of that pain by stepping into the available gaps or opportunities. _x000D__x000D_This book offers numerous ideas and perspectives on how to close these gaps, successfully navigate these challenges and implement practical, innovative solutions to constructively serve societies through the many obvious (and less obvious opportunities) on the continent._x000D__x000D_Drawing on the insights of numerous global academic leaders, entrepreneurial business founders and owners, as well as leaders of NGOs and other civil society organisations, Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact will broaden your understanding of the key challenges and opportunities around entrepreneurship in Africa.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I -- Entrepreneurial Context: A System-Level Lens Towards Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 1 -- Informality, 4IR and the Entrepreneurial State in Africa: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Beyond Neoclassical Economics: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective -- Dual economies as "economic ecosystems" -- Defining economic ecosystems -- Localisation and innovation -- Differentiation and growth -- Adaptation and stability -- African developmental needs and conditions -- Urbanisation -- High infrastructure, service provision deficits -- High levels of informality -- The emerging African middle class 'precariat' -- A small-scale, high absorption infrastructure boom -- Green technology and 4IR for Africa -- The green technology - 4IR melting pot! -- Spatial implementation considerations -- Implications for The Entrepreneurial State in Africa -- Introduction: An economics ecosystems perspective on the Entrepreneurial State in Africa -- Shaping economic ecosystems' responses to change effects -- Diversifying the "product space" of economic ecosystems -- Entrepreneurial dynamism and innovation -- Maintaining stability and resilience through transition -- Critical Reflections on the "Economic Ecosystems" Approach -- Power, social institutions and context -- Formal-informal "Edge Effects" and the Digital Realm -- Conclusions and Way Forward -- Chapter 2 -- Collective Intelligence for Good in the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Abstract -- Background -- What is emergence? -- Agents and agencies -- Situatedness, embodiment, intelligence and emergence -- The internet of agents -- The artificial mind engine -- The artificial mind engine and cybersecurity -- Collaborative ecosystems in the 4IR.

Collective entrepreneurship in the 4IR -- Community safety entrepreneurial ecosystem -- Epidemic control entrepreneurial ecosystem -- Universal health coverage (UHC) -- Financial risks and return -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Social Enterprise and its Contextual Challenges -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Scaling challenges -- Poor enabling environment -- Prerequisites for success -- The future -- Chapter 4 -- A Model for The Utilisation of Networks and Leveraging of The Economic Benefits of Migration Capital in Emerging Markets -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Understanding migration capital -- Key enablers -- Leveraging migration capital -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Mobilizing Values and Action through Framing Strategies in Creating a Regional Bio-energy Niche -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Framing strategies -- Methodology -- Data collection -- Results -- Conclusion -- Limitations -- Relevance for emerging markets -- Chapter 6 -- Restoring the Agency of Voice through Video-led Cases for "Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact" -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Enabling the power of speech -- A passion for spreading the word -- Driven by a passion for justice -- Empowerment photography -- Professional is personal -- Their way of writing -- Beyond words -- Restoring the agency of voice in vales-driven entrepreneurship -- Part II -- Organizational-Level Activities in Entrepreneurial Developments -- Chapter 7 -- B Corps on the African Continent: A Source of Socio-Economic Hope? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- B Corps as a movement -- B Corps on the continent -- Africa as the world's next economic opportunity -- B Corps as a remedy? -- B Corps in Africa -- Chapter 8 -- Collaboration Over Competition -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Funding -- Employees -- Customers -- Suppliers -- Networks -- Mentorship -- Chapter 9.

Lessons Learnt from Supporting Early-stage Ventures at an African Business School Incubator -- Abstract -- Understanding the key needs of start-ups -- Early-stage entrepreneurship support systems -- Incubation -- Pilot venture incubation program -- Co-working space and community -- Mentorship and guidance -- Training and workshops -- Advisory services -- Events -- Access to networks -- Challenges and other lessons -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 -- Educating a New Generation of Sustainable Leaders by Working with Social-Impact Founders in Africa -- Business schools - still part of the problem or already part of the solution? -- Entrepreneurial ecosystems: working with Social-Impact Start-ups -- Conceptual perspective: the role of entrepreneurial initiative for social innovation in Africa -- SISTAC: Social Impact Start-up Academy -- Summary -- Chapter 11 -- Toward a Fearless Social Enterprise: Using Psychological Safety to Create Social Value -- Social entrepreneurship and models of social enterprise -- The case for the social business -- Operational challenges and the pressure to professionalize -- Teams, psychological safety and learning behavior -- Creating fearless social entrepreneurs -- Chapter 12 -- The Impact of Business Accelerators in Disadvantaged Areas: The Case of Solution Space Philippi Village -- Introduction -- Business incubators and accelerators -- Theory -- Methodology -- Empirical Setting -- Philippi Village background -- Community background -- Team background -- Objectives -- Target audience -- Results -- Discussion -- Part III -- Micro-Level Foundations of Entrepreneurial Activities -- Chapter 13 -- An Entrepreneurship Propensity Index as a Measure of New Venture Creation Potential -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship and economic development -- International entrepreneurship research -- Intrinsic entrepreneurship determinants.

Extrinsic entrepreneurship determinants -- Strategy and methodology -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 14 -- Locus of Control and The Happy Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship and happiness at work -- Locus of control and happiness -- Locus of control and entrepreneurship -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 -- Self-empathy as it Relates to Entrepreneurship -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Self-empathy in Empathic Interpersonal Engagement -- Self-empathy Observes and Integrates Experiences -- Noticing with self-empathy -- Becoming aware of sensations, emotions, thoughts and needs -- Self-empathy With Ethical Responsibility and Centredness -- Ethical exploration and agreement -- Centring and active sensation practice -- Suspending judgment in self-empathy -- Setting personal intentions and attending to self in self-empathy -- Self-empathy as a Tool for Empathy With Others -- Conclusion -- Recommendations for Research -- Chapter 16 -- Executive Coaching as an Entrepreneurial Venture -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Coaching as a small and medium-sized enterprise -- Using a business model template to analyse an SME -- Research design -- Findings and discussion -- Value network (VN) -- Value architecture (VA) -- Value proposition (VP) -- VF - Value finance -- Practical implications -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17 -- Micro-Entrepreneurs and Their Start-Up Teams: Impact of Emotions and Trust -- Introduction -- Stream 1: The micro-entrepreneur and individual-level factors -- Stream 2: Entrepreneurial network/team -- Directions for future research -- CHAPTER 18 -- Diversity and Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Intersections and Purposive Collaboration -- Abstract -- Chapter 19 -- Challenging the Odds: A Critical Analysis of Refugee Entrepreneurial Resilience in South Africa -- Abstract -- Background.

The state of entrepreneurship in South Africa -- The state of refugee-immigrant entrepreneurship in South Africa -- Theoretical Grounding -- Introduction -- Middleman minority theory -- Ethnic enclave economy theory -- Social network theories in the immigrant entrepreneurship literature -- Entrepreneurial leadership and role modelling -- My journey as a refugee entrepreneur in South Africa -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Africaneurs of Sub-Saharan Africa -- References -- Index.