Entrepreneurship in the BRICS Economic Development and Growth in the Post-Pandemic World

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 and Sustainability of Indian MSMEs 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 and 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

S. Yavana Rani 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 Matenda and Mabutho Sibanda

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).