1st Edition
Entrepreneurship in the BRICS Economic Development and Growth in the Post-Pandemic World
Entrepreneurship is a tool of innovation promotion that supports sound economic environments as it stimulates economic growth and development. The BRICS nations, i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are a group of emerging countries comprising the highest developmental block of the emerging nations. It is imperative to assess the entrepreneurship policies, strategies, promotional programs and their implications on among others, entrepreneurship funding, economic growth, employment trends. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entrepreneurship environment and equally steered state funding priorities away from entrepreneurship development support worldwide. This research book assesses the effect that COVID-19 has had on government funding priority, policy interventions and resultant implications on the entrepreneurship environment, economic growth and employment with a focus on BRICS. Readers will gain insight into what entrepreneurship looks like in the BRICS context and how it has been affected by COVID-19, indicating how the BRICS nations are likely to move forward to further strengthen entrepreneurship. This edited volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, international relations, multilateralism, and economic development.
Introduction
Ndivhuho Tshikovhi, Fulufhelo Netswera, Ravinder Rena and Lillie Ferriol Prat
PART I: Implications and Consequences during Covid-19 pandemic in BRICS nations
Chapter 1. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SMMEs in BRICS economies: policy responses and combating strategies
Frank Ranganai Matenda, Mabutho Sibanda and Justin Chirima
Chapter 2. Policies and strategies for the mitigation of COVID-19 impact on SMMEs in South Africa
Fiona Langry
Chapter 3. Covid-19 & Sustainability of Indian MSME’s in Crisis: The Role of Government of India
Roli Raghuvanshi and Ravinder Rena
Chapter 4. The Impact of COVID-19 on Entrepreneurship focusing on Small- Medium Enterprises in South Africa
Zamaswazi Cele, Ndivhuho Tshikovhi and Fulufhelo Netswera
Chapter 5. China's SMEs in the scope of COVID-19: Strategies and prospects for survival and development
Xi Chen, Jai Kumar and Chensi Li
Chapter 6. Emerging Trends among Indian Entrepreneurs - A Post COVID -19 Outlook
Yavana Rani Subramanian and Ravinder Rena
Chapter 7. The future of entrepreneurship in a post-COVID-19 ERA in South Africa
Njabulo Ndlovu and Richard Shambare
Chapter 8. Restaurants and COVID-19: A focus on the learning experiences of restaurant entrepreneurs amidst COVID-19 in South Africa
Knowledge Shumba, Wellington Chakuzira, Richard Shambare and Ntswaki Petunia Matlala
PART II: Challenges and Opportunities in BRICS countries
Chapter 9. Importance of Governance in Entrepreneurship
Namrata Dhasmana
Chapter 10. The impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth in emerging economies: evidence from BRICS countries
Frank Ranganai Matendaa and Mabutho Sibandaa
Chapter 11. Does the mixed ownership reform promote the innovation level of state-owned enterprises? A dual analysis of equity balance and top management governance
Zhe Sun, Zhe Wang, Xiaoming Wang and Liang Zhao
Chapter 12. Strategic development opportunities through BRICS innovation cooperation action plans: innovative exchange as a path to integration
Arthur Chagas dos Santos
Chapter 13. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Contribution of SMEs in the Developing Economies
Zakia Tasmin Rahman, Ruhi Lal and Ravinder Rena
PART III: Individual BRICS nations’ perspectives on Entrepreneurship
Chapter 14. Exploring the urban economics of street markets in BRICS nations: The case study of “Rolêfeira” in Araraquara, Brazil
Renan Augusto Ramos and Ndivhuho Tshikovhi
Chapter 15. Entrepreneurship for economic development and growth: The case of Russia in BRICS
Sergei Smirnov and Ndivhuho Tshikovhi
Chapter 16. Technological entrepreneurship and peculiarities of its development in Russia
Nikolai О. Yakushev
Chapter 17. Entrepreneurial lens into creative industries in Russia post COVID-19: the case of Urals region
Anna Kurumchina
Chapter 18. The influence of Entrepreneurship Education on Higher Education Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions and Motivation in South Africa
Ankit Katrodia
Chapter 19. Towards an aggressive economic growth: Promoting entrepreneurship as a catalyst for development in South Africa
Gilbert Motsaathebe and Ravinder Rena
Biography
Ndivhuho Tshikovhi is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology (DUT) in South Africa. He is also the project manager for the BRICS Research Institute at DUT.
Fulufhelo Netswera is the Executive Dean: Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). He is also the Head of the BRICS Research Institute at DUT.
Ravinder Rena is an adjunct professor of economics at the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
