Digital Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects /

This pioneering collection seeks to understand why and how some digital enterprises in Africa progress while others firms either stagnate or regress. Using a range of detailed case studies, it addresses the challenges and barriers that are in place and how some outstanding digital firms deal with op...

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Other Authors: Taura, Nasiru D.,, Bolat, Elvira,, Madichie, Nnamdi,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXIII, 242 pages 9 illustrations, 8 illustrations in color.) : online resource.
Series: Palgrave studies of entrepreneurship in Africa.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Introduction to African Digital Entrepreneurship; Nasiru D. Taura, Elvira Bolat and Nnamdi O. Madichie
  • 2. Innovation Hubs in Africa: What Do They Really Do for Digital Entrepreneurs?; Nicolas Friederici
  • 3. Renegotiating Legitimacy in the Digital Age: Insights from Nigeria; Nasiru D. Taura, Obiajulu Christopher Ede and Oladokun Ogunniyi
  • 4. The African New Media Digital Revolution: Selected Cases from Nigeria; Elvira Bolat
  • 5. The Impact of New Media (Digital) and Globalisation on Nollywood; Nnamdi O. Madichie, Dele O. Ajakaiye and Vanessa Ratten
  • 6. Shifting Cultural Capital: Kenyan Arts in Digital Spaces; Paula Callus
  • Part V. Inclusive Technology: Gender Inequality, Poverty and Digital Ecosystems
  • 7. Technopreneurship: A Discursive Analysis of the Impact of Technology on the Success of Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa; Bridget Irene
  • 8. The Nature of Corporate Digital Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Ghana; George Acheampong
  • 9. Agri-tech Opportunities at the Bottom of the Pyramid: How Big Is the Opportunity and How Little Has Been Exploited? Selected Cases from Nigeria; Ali Mihammad Garba.-10. What Next for Digital Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Nnamdi O. Madichie, Nasiru D. Taura and Elvira Bolat.