1st Edition
Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Africa
Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Africa: An Introduction
Samuel Adomako, Francis Donbesuur, Kwabena Frimpong, Robert Opoku, Marcia Mkansi, and Stella Nyongesa
Part I: Women and Refugee Entrepreneurship in the Global South
Chapter 1. Empowering Women Entrepreneurship in Africa
Solomon Tawiah Yeboah, Ernest Kumi, William Asamoah-Appiah, Eugene Owusu-Acheampong, and George Kofi Amoako
Chapter 2. Women Entrepreneurs in the Global South
Shirley Maud Acheampong, Edmund Osei Afriyie, and Emmanuel Kwaw Buah
Chapter 3. ‘I Need to Get my Grades But I Need Money Too’: Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Survive as Female Student Entrepreneurs
Paul Anzah-Ackah Herzuah
Chapter 4. Innovative Traits of Refugee Entrepreneurs in Africa
Samuel Narh Dorhetso
Part II: Gender Diversity and Team Performance in Entrepreneurship
Chapter 5. Exploring the Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Entrepreneurial Teams
Thulile (Thuli) Ngonyama-Ndou and Zamandlovu Sizile Makola
Chapter 6. Gender Diversity in Entrepreneurial Teams in Africa
Ernest Kumi, Solomon Tawiah Yeboah, George Kofi Amoako, Sampson Asumah, and Justice Solomon Korantwi-Barimah
Chapter 7. Overcoming Gender-Based Challenges in Entrepreneurship
George Kofi Amoako, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, Antoinette Yaa Benewaa Gabrah, and Edmund Asante
Chapter 8. A Framework on Overcoming Gender-Based Challenges in Entrepreneurship
Samuel Narh Dorhetso
Part III: Inclusive Design and Innovation in Africa
Chapter 9. Designing for Diversity: Inclusive Design and Innovation in Africa
Samuel Adomako
Chapter 10. The Role of Inclusive Design in Enhancing Customer Trust, Brand Reputation, and Business Sustainability: A Literature Review
Antoinette Yaa Benewaa Gabrah and Emem Anwana
Chapter 11. Gender-Based Challenges in Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Review of Systemic Barriers
Patricia Mwangi
Biography
Samuel Adomako is an associate professor in strategy and innovation at the University of Birmingham, UK and professor extraordinaire at the University of South Africa. He received his PhD in entrepreneurship and innovation from the University of Warwick, UK. He is a fellow of the Advanced Higher Education Academy, UK.
Francis Donbesuur is an associate professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Leicester School of Business, UK and a fellow of the Advanced Higher Education Academy, UK.
Kwabena Frimpong is an associate professor of marketing and international business. He holds a PhD in marketing, MSc in international marketing from Strathclyde Business School, and a BSc in administration from the University of Ghana.
Robert Opoku is a marketing professor with teaching and consulting experience across four continents. He has worked with major firms including Unilever and Henkel and consulted for multinational consumer and petrochemical companies.
Marcia Mkansi is the college head of research, post-graduate studies, innovation, and commercialisation, an NRF rated professor of operations and supply chain management and the former head of department of operations management at the College of Economic & Management Sciences, University of South Africa. She holds a PhD (University of Bolton) and is SAP certified. Over the years, she has optimised on her interdisciplinary knowledge to address business, economic, and societal, constraints and produced digital artefacts and intellectual property.
Stella Nyongesa is a lecturer and researcher at Strathmore University Business School. Her areas of interest are in marketing and management. She holds a PhD in Marketing from Strathmore University, MBF (Microfinance) from Moi University, MSc Marketing from Makerere University and a BCom (Marketing) from Makerere University.
