Index
Contextualising African Studies: Challenges and the Way Forward
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(2023), "Index", Harrison, C. and Omeihe, K.O. (Ed.) Contextualising African Studies: Challenges and the Way Forward (New Frontiers in African Business and Society), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-338-120231015
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Copyright © 2024 Christian Harrison and Kingsley Obi Omeihe
INDEX
Abuja FCT
, 172, 177
data analysis
, 180–188
data collection
, 179–180
literature review
, 171
literature synthesis and hypotheses development
, 176–178
measuring hotel business performance
, 173–174
methodological consideration
, 179
Nigeria hotels business performance innovation
, 171
research limitations and future study suggestions
, 192
results
, 188–190
study context
, 172–173
study theoretical framework
, 174–176
tourism regulations
, 171–172
Abuja International Hotel
, 172
Abuja’s geography
, 172
Access to finance
, 14, 17, 32
Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
, 174
Africa
, 81, 85
contextualising entrepreneurship in
, 207–208
African context
, 46, 171–172
African countries
, 171
African Development Bank (ADB)
, 130
African phenomena
, 6
African Research
behavioural perspective
, 201
cognitive perspective
, 203
contextualising entrepreneurship in Africa
, 207–208
economic perspective
, 201
entrepreneurship as new venture creation
, 205–206
entrepreneurship as process
, 204–205
great person perspective
, 199
historical perspective
, 198–199
intrapreneurship perspective
, 202–203
leadership perspective
, 203–204
management perspective
, 202
as opportunity recognition and exploitation
, 206–207
psychological perspective
, 201
research and theory
, 198
sociological perspective
, 201–202
state of entrepreneurship research and theory
, 199
African studies
methodological heterogeneity
, 6–8
outlook for future
, 8–9
taking stock of African studies
, 4–6
African systems
impact of indigenous social and economic structures on formation of Nigerian Markets
, 158–160
influence of geography and history on Nigeria’s marketplaces
, 155–156
market authorities
, 161–165
Nigeria’s marketplaces before colonial era
, 157–158
traditional markets and market authority in
, 155
trans-Saharan Caravan market routes 156–157
Agency relations
, 44
Agency theory
, 38, 41–42
Agricultural development and agricultural externalities in Nigeria
, 143–147
Agricultural policy transmission
, 140
Agricultural policy-making process
, 133
Agricultural sector
, 136
regulatory framework for transformation of
, 136–140
Agricultural-based economy
, 132
Agriculture
, 130, 136, 159
agricultural development and agricultural externalities in Nigeria
, 143–147
background of study
, 130–131
developmental strategy for agriculture in Nigeria
, 130
framework for global policy adoption
, 135–140
geography of Nigeria
, 131–132
lessons from Malaysia agricultural policies transmission mechanism
, 140–143
regulatory framework for National Economic Policy
, 132–135
Alcoholism
, 60
Alienative involvement
, 46
Anglo-Saxon
, 38–39, 43, 48
Anglo-Saxon countries
, 38–39
Assumptions
, 22–23, 38, 41, 43, 163, 188
Balanced Score Card, The
, 174–175, 191
Bartlett sphericity test
, 180
Behavioural perspective
, 201
Belief systems
, 38, 160
Beneficiary communities
, 65
Black letter law
, 134
Broad-brush policy
, 138
Business Development Fund for Women (BUDFOW)
, 17
Business entities
, 57
Business ethics
, 40
Business finance
, 14
Business growth and development
, 15
Business landscape
, 44
Business performance
, 174, 176
of hotels
, 170, 174
Calculative cooperation
, 47
Capital market
, 41–42, 44, 46–47
Case study approach
, 7
Coase theorem
, 145, 147
Cognitive perspective
, 203
Cognitive process of entrepreneurs
, 203
Commercial banks, lack of support by
, 25–26
Commitment
, 43, 45, 114
Communitarian stakeholder perspective
, 43–44
Community
, 2, 25, 43, 58, 65, 81, 88, 91, 93
Community funds
, 23–25
Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA)
, 134
Compensation analysis
, 145
Contemporary phenomena
, 7
Context-specific socio-political entities
, 82
Continental Europe
, 44
Corporate assets
, 41
Corporate governance
, 2, 38
corporate governance theories and institutional logics
, 41
debate
, 40–41
enlightened shareholder perspective
, 44
limitations
, 48–49
research
, 42
shareholder-centric perspective
, 41–43
stakeholder-centric perspective
, 43–44
theoretical background
, 40
Corporate objective
, 55–56
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 58
pyramid
, 70–71
strategies
, 59
Covid-19
, 170–171
Cronbach’s α coefficient test, The
, 179
Cultural hegemony of chieftaincy
, 167
Culture
, 116–117
Data Envelope Analysis and Balanced Scorecard
, 174
Data Protection Act (1998)
, 21
Decision-making process
, 54
Democratic
, 43
Demsetz theory
, 145
Distribution of wealth
, 43
Dumb trade
, 156
Dynamism
, 1
Economic actors
, 38, 40
Economic development
, 132
in region
, 154
Economic Financial Crime Commission Act (2002) (EFCC Act)
, 134
Economic model of man
, 41, 46
Economic perspective
, 201
Economic relationships
, 42, 162
Economic sustenance of host communities
, 59–60
Economists
, 154
Egbos
, 158
Emerging countries
, 55, 71
Employment opportunities for gold mining host communities, limited
, 66
Empretec
, 85
Encroachment by illegal miners and trespassing of restricted areas
, 66–68
Enlightened shareholder perspective
, 44
Entrepreneur
, 202
Entrepreneurial leadership
, 204
Entrepreneurial opportunity
, 206
Entrepreneurial process
, 19, 29, 204–205
Entrepreneurs
, 200, 204
cognitive processes of
, 203
importance of
, 201
in Nigeria
, 16
process
, 32
Entrepreneurship
, 3, 80, 83, 197–198, 202
behavioural perspective
, 201
cognitive perspective
, 203
contextualising entrepreneurship in Africa
, 207–208
economic perspective
, 201
great person perspective
, 199
historical perspective
, 198–199
intrapreneurship perspective
, 202–203
leadership perspective
, 203–204
management perspective
, 202
as new venture creation
, 205–206
in Nigeria
, 15–16
as opportunity recognition and exploitation
, 206–207
as process
, 204–205
psychological perspective
, 201
research and theory
, 198
sociological perspective
, 201–202
state of entrepreneurship research and theory
, 199
Environmental Protection Agency Ghana (EPA Ghana)
, 67
Environmental sustainability
, 61
Ethics
, 45
European Commission Package Travel Regulations (EC Package Travel Regulations)
, 171
Evidence Act (2011)
, 134
Executives
, 38, 42, 171
External environments
, 38
External stakeholders
, 65
Externalities
, 144
theory
, 145
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
, 58
Familiarisation
, 87
Family funds
, 23–25
Family responsibilities
, 30–31
Federal Capital Territory Tourism Board
, 179
Federal Government
, 172
Female entrepreneurs
, 31
in Nigeria
, 17
Female entrepreneurship
, 14–15
Feminisms
, 18
Finance, access to
, 89
Financial inclusion
in Nigeria
, 16–18
policy interventions
, 18
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
, 135
Formal institutions
, 80
Funds, structural sources of
, 22
Gambling
, 60
Gautrain Management Agency (GMA)
, 104
Gautrain Management Agency
, 3
Gender
in Nigeria
, 16–18
social construction of
, 18–20
socio-cultural experiences of
, 26–31
Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM)
, 17
Ghademes-Air route
, 156
Ghana, challenges to sustainability practices of mining company’s subsidiary operating in
, 69–70
Ghana Mining Company (GMC)
, 55, 62
Ghana’s gold mining industry and sustainable practices
, 58–59
Global entrepreneurship monitoring (GEM)
, 206
Global policy adoption
framework for
, 135
regulatory framework for transformation of agricultural sector
, 136–140
Gold mining
, 61
enterprises’ sustainability
, 59
of host communities
, 59–60
limited employment opportunities for gold mining host communities
, 66
social crises of
, 60–61
stakeholder theory and sustainability practices of
, 56–58
Governance complexities
, 49
Government support
, 23
Great person perspective
, 199
Green Revolution (GR)
, 133
Gross domestic product (GDPs)
, 207
Healthcare organizations
, 38
Host communities, gold mining and economic sustenance of
, 59–60
Hotels
, 170, 173–174
in Abuja
, 172
measuring hotel business performance
, 173–174
Human capital scholars
, 103
Hybrid governance
, 38
Hypothesis testing
, 180
Illegal gold mining operators
, 58
Illegal miners and trespassing of restricted areas, encroachment by
, 66–68
Immigration Act 3 (2007)
, 177
Incentives
, 42–44, 115
Inclusive belief
, 47
Indaba
, 81, 91
Indaba-informed sub-Saharan African culture
, 91
Indaba/ubuntu-based sub-Saharan socio-culture
, 81
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission Act (ICPC Act)
, 134
Indigenous social and economic structures on formation of Nigerian Markets, impact of
, 158–160
Industry-related KST obstacle
, 120
Informal entrepreneurship
, 84
Informal institutions
, 80
access to external markets
, 88–89
access to finance
, 89
access to training
, 88
implications for policy and practice
, 93
implications for theory and research
, 93
informal economy and institutions
, 80–81
mitigating institutional voids
, 87
postcolonialism and ‘third’ way
, 82–87
potential for institutional development
, 90–91
research outcomes
, 87
effect of socio-economic environment
, 89–90
sub-Saharan context
, 81–82
Informal self-employment perspective
, 82
Informal storytelling
, 119
Innovation
, 170
Institutional development, potential for
, 90–91
Institutional environments
, 39, 42, 84
Institutional logics
, 4–6, 38, 41
enlightened shareholder perspective
, 44
shareholder-centric perspective
, 41–43
stakeholder-centric perspective
, 43–44
Institutional support system
, 161
Institutional theory
, 80
Institutional voids, mitigating
, 87
Institutions
, 80–81, 102
Inter-departmental competition for scarce resources
, 63–64
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
, 171
Internal business process
, 178
International Accounting Standard Board (IASB)
, 135
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
, 17
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
, 17
International policy
, 92
Intrapreneurship
, 203
Intrapreneurship perspective
, 202–203
Intrinsic satisfaction
, 42
Investment decisions
, 40
Islamic bank
, 26
Kaiser–Meyen–Olkin sample test (KMO sample test)
, 180
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
, 174
Knowledge
, 102, 108
Knowledge management (KM)
, 105
Knowledge resources
, 102
Knowledge sharing (KS)
, 105
Knowledge Sharing and Transfer (KST)
, 3, 102, 122
complementary people enabling factors
, 114
data collection and data analysis
, 108–110
data display structure
, 110
data validation
, 110–111
effective public management concept
, 105–107
essential originating antecedent factors
, 111
literature review
, 104
methodological consideration
, 108
outcome implementing strategies
, 119–120
presenting study findings
, 111
process organisational enabling factors
, 116–119
public sector and transport management
, 107–108
setting scene
, 102–104
study context
, 104
synthesis of KST in public sector literature
, 108
theories and frameworks
, 104–105
Knowledge transfer (KT)
, 105
Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs)
, 103
Kolanuts
, 147
Kwashi’s testimony
, 90
Leadership perspective
, 203–204
Linear regression technique
, 8
Logics multiplicity
, 38
Makarume’s testimony
, 91
Malaysia agricultural policies transmission mechanism
case of palm oil production in Malaysia vs. Nigeria
, 141–143
lessons from
, 140
Malaysian oil palm sector, The
, 141
Management perspective
, 202
Market authorities
, 161
markets and guilds
, 161–163
and violation of market conventions
, 163–165
Market values
, 40
Marriott and Hilton hotel franchise
, 175
Material practices
, 38
Material subsistence
, 38
Means-end rationality approach
, 107
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
, 16
Micro-finance institutions (MFIs)
, 17–18
Microfinance Banks
, 16
Minerals Commission
, 58
Mining company’s subsidiary operating in, challenges to sustainability practices of Ghana
, 69–70
Moral involvement
, 43, 47
Multinational enterprises (MNEs)
, 54
National Agriculture Information Management System (NAIMS)
, 140
National Bank of Commerce and Industry
, 16
National Bureau of Statistics
, 16
National Directorate of Employment (NDE)
, 16
National Economic Empowerment and Development Scheme (NEEDS)
, 16
National Economic Policy
, 135
regulatory framework for
, 132–135
National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)
, 16
National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 2004 (NEMBA)
, 171, 177
New Public Management (NPM)
, 105–106
New venture creation, entrepreneurship as
, 205–206
New World Encyclopaedia
, 172
Nigeria
, 135
agricultural development and agricultural externalities in
, 143–147
agricultural sector
, 140
areas for future research/limitations
, 32
case of palm oil production in Malaysia vs.
, 141–143
context
, 171–172
contextualising debate
, 14–15
contribution to research and practice
, 32
data analysis and presentation
, 22
entrepreneurship in
, 15–16
gender and financial inclusion in Nigeria
, 16–18
geography of
, 131–132
influence of geography and history on
, 155–156
marketplaces before colonial era
, 157–158
research methodology
, 20
research sample
, 20–21
social feminist theory and social construction of gender
, 18–20
socio-cultural experiences of gender
, 26–31
structural sources of funds
, 22–26
Nigerian context
, 5
Nigerian economy, The
, 130
Nigerian entrepreneurs
, 22
Nigerian government, The
, 134, 137–138, 141
Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL)
, 23
Nigerian markets
, 162
impact of indigenous social and economic structures on formation of
, 158–160
systems
, 160
Non-financial Performance Measurement (NFPM)
, 174
Non-governmental organisations (NGO)
, 85
Normative
, 38, 44–45
Objectivist management approaches
, 104
‘One size fits all’ approach
, 2
Opportunistic
, 41–42
Organisational actors
, 38, 41–42
Organisational motivation
, 115
Organisational trust
corporate governance theories and institutional logics
, 41
debate
, 40–41
enlightened shareholder perspective
, 44
limitations
, 48–49
shareholder-centric perspective
, 41–43
stakeholder-centric perspective
, 43–44
theoretical background
, 40
Organisational uncertainty
, 42, 47
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, 16, 171
Palm oil
, 159
case of palm oil production in Malaysia vs. Nigeria
, 141–143
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Ltd (PRASA)
, 102
Pearson moment correlation
, 186
Peoples Bank of Nigeria (PBN)
, 16
Performance innovation (PI)
, 121
actors
, 102
enablers
, 104, 108, 120
Performance measurement
concepts
, 171
tool
, 174
Performance Prism
, 174
Person-centric approach
, 200
Perspectives on entrepreneurship
, 198
Pigovian theory
, 144
Policy-making process
, 133
Positivist objectivist approach
, 109
Postcolonial theory
, 80, 82
Postcolonialism
, 82
methodology
, 85–87
research agenda
, 84
Zimbabwe as research context
, 84–85
Poverty
, 80–82
environment of
, 83
Principal-agent
, 46–47
Private–public partnerships (PPP)
, 103
Probability systematic sampling technique
, 179
Process organisational enabling factors
, 116–119
Professional logics
, 39
Profitability
, 43, 54–56, 58, 69, 102
Psychological perspective
, 201
Public management concept
, 105–107
Public sector
, 107–108
administrators of Sub-Saharan African institutions
, 103
organizations
, 106
synthesis of KST in public sector literature
, 108
transport management approach
, 108
Public–private partnerships
, 140
Quantitative research
, 192
Quantitative survey method
, 179
Rebuilding process
, 164
Reciprocity
, 90
Reconciliation process
, 164
Regression analysis
, 180
Regulative
, 38
Regulatory framework for transformation of agricultural sector
, 136–140
Reliability analysis
, 182
Research
, 204
agenda
, 84
context
, 55
Residents of community
, 67
Review of entrepreneurship literature
, 198
Sampling technique
, 20
Scarce resources, inter-departmental competition for
, 63–64
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
, 133
Self-serving
, 41–42
Semi-structured interviews
, 21
approach
, 62
Service productivity
, 174
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
, 170
Shareholder value
, 38, 41
Shareholder-centric
, 40–41
Shareholder-centric perspective
, 41–43
Short-term sustainability
, 69
Simple linear regression analysis
, 186
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
, 16
categorisation of MSMEs
, 21
Small business
, 205
Social anthropologists
, 154
Social construction of gender
, 18–20
Social constructionism
, 19
Social crises of gold mining
, 60–61
Social feminist theory
, 18–20
Social performance
, 44
Social phenomena
, 61
Social vices
, 60
Socio-cultural experiences of gender
, 26
family responsibilities
, 30–31
gender ‘benefit’
, 26–29
Socio-economic environment, effect of
, 89–90
Sociocultural mechanisms
, 154
Socio–culture-based institutions
, 80
Sociological perspective
, 201–202
Solar energy
, 86
Solidarity
, 90
South Africa
, 103–104, 109
Stakeholder theory
, 38, 55–58
Stakeholder-centric
, 41
Stakeholders, political influence and lack of coordination among
, 68–69
Step-by-step approach
, 134
Stewardship theory
, 38, 42
Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP)
, 133
Structural Equation Model (SEM)
, 174
Structural sources of funds
, 22
family and community funds
, 23–25
government support
, 23
lack of support by commercial banks
, 25–26
Sub-Saharan African cultures
, 81
Sub-Saharan African model
, 121
Sub-Saharan African Public Management of KST
, 121
Sub-Saharan context
, 81–82
Subsistence farming system
, 130
Sustainability practices
challenges to sustainability practices of mining company’s subsidiary operating in Ghana
, 69–70
encroachment by illegal miners and trespassing of restricted areas
, 66–68
Ghana’s gold mining industry and sustainable practices
, 58–59
gold mining and economic sustenance of host communities
, 59–60
gold mining and environmental sustainability
, 61
gold mining enterprises’ sustainability and CSR Strategies
, 59
immense pressure on physical infrastructure and poor maintenance culture
, 65–66
implications of study
, 71–72
inter-departmental competition for scarce resources
, 63–64
limited employment opportunities for gold mining host communities
, 66
literature review
, 56
methods
, 61–63
perceived high cost of sustainability projects
, 64–65
political influence and lack of coordination among stakeholders
, 68–69
results
, 63
social crises of gold mining
, 60–61
stakeholder theory and sustainability practices of gold mining industry
, 56–58
Sustainable economic system
, 132–133
Total economic value (TEV)
, 145
Tourism
, 170
Tourism regulations
, 171–172
TPCA stepwise analytical method
, 109
Traditional markets
, 154
authority
, 154
systems
, 154
Trans Positional Cognition Approach
, 3
Trans-Saharan Caravan market routes 156–157
Transite system
, 161
Transport management
, 107–108
Trust
, 39, 114, 161
(see also Organisational trust)
relations
, 40, 44
Ubuntu
, 81, 91, 121
consistent approach
, 93
Ubuntu-based essential social-welfare
, 93
Ubuntu-enabled institutions
, 92
Ubuntu-informed sub-Saharan African culture
, 91
Ubuntupreneurship
, 83
United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
, 135–136
United Nations
, 135
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
, 171
United States African Development Foundation (USADF)
, 17
Value creation
, 43–44
Western capitalism
, 45, 48
World Bank Loan Scheme
, 17
World context
, 171–172
World Trade Centre construction
, 145
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
, 135
Yamane formula
, 179
YOUWIN program
, 29
Zimbabwe as research context
, 84–85
Zimbabwe Women Micro Finance Bank
, 85
Zimbabwean economic adversity
, 90
Zimtrade
, 85
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Contextualising African Studies: Challenges and the Way Forward
- Part One: Business
- Chapter 2: Contextualising Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
- Chapter 3: A Structured Framework Linking Corporate Governance, Institutional Logics and Organisational Trust: A Call for An African Focus
- Chapter 4: Challenges of Sustainability Practices: Evidence From a Gold Mining Multinational Enterprise in Ghana
- Chapter 5: The Unique Utility of Informal Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Study of Self-Employment Embedded in Culture and Context
- Part Two: Society
- Chapter 6: Knowledge Sharing and Transfer (KST) That Really Works: An Exploration of KST in Sub-Saharan South African Public Sector Institution
- Chapter 7: Developmental Strategy for Agriculture in Nigeria
- Chapter 8: Notes on Historical Perspectives of Traditional Markets and Market Authority in African Systems: Evidence From Nigeria
- Chapter 9: Is Tourism Regulation Catalyst for Abuja FCT Nigeria Hotels Business Performance Innovation?
- Chapter 10: Contextualising Entrepreneurship: A Call for More African Research
- Index