Overview
- Frames a discussion on entrepreneurship, gender and social entrepreneurship in Africa
- Provides insights on how local socio-economic and cultural factors contribute to shaping the reality of women’s entrepreneurship in Africa
- Seeks to define entrepreneurship from the African female perspective as distinct from the developed world understanding of entrepreneurship
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Setting the Scene
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A Close-Up View of African Female Entrepreneurs
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About this book
Contributing to academic discussions on entrepreneurship and gender in Africa, this book provides coverage of recent trends and an exploration of the evolution of female entrepreneurship over time. This innovative new text, written from an African woman’s perspective, fills a gap in the current literature on this topic and places important focus on the role of female entrepreneurship in Africa’s development as a continent. Focussing on key issues such as social feminism and the capability approach, the author addresses the possibility of a potential overlap between social entrepreneurship and female entrepreneurship in Africa. Insightful accounts of women from countries such as South Africa, Namibia and Ghana, along with theoretical research into the further development and advancement of female entrepreneurs, make this book an important must-read for those interested in entrepreneurship and gender in Africa.
Reviews
“Amanobea Boateng's book is a welcome contribution to the growing body of research on African entrepreneurship. Its focus on African women entrepreneurs and their unique ability to merge profit and social motives showcases the innate strength, courage and dynamism of our women, and reinforces the pivotal role that they are playing in shaping the Continent's bright future.” (Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Founder of LEAP Africa, Co-Founder of AACE Foods and Sahel Capital, and Author of Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact)
“By addressing female entrepreneurship in Africa, this book promises to be seminal. In a very engaging way, Amanobea Boateng reveals relatively unknown forms of entrepreneurship and lessons we can learn from African women. This book is appealing to an audience interested in African economics but also in entrepreneurship at large.” (Dr. Vassili Joannides de Lautour, Associate Professor, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France and Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
“Female entrepreneurship matters globally, but, as Amanobea Boateng argues in her book, female African entrepreneurs are change agents because they are hybrid social entrepreneurs. Amanobea raises important questions that challenge our usual way of viewing female entrepreneurship, including its influence on spirituality, communities, and social feminism, and she offers new avenues for action and theorization. She provides a truly thought-provoking book.” (Dr. Valerie Sabatier, Director of the Doctoral School and Professor of Strategy, Grenoble Ecole de Management)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Amanobea Boateng holds a doctorate in Business Administration from the Grenoble Ecole de Management, France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: African Female Entrepreneurship
Book Subtitle: Merging Profit and Social Motives for the Greater Good
Authors: Amanobea Boateng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65846-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65845-2Published: 23 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88115-7Published: 25 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65846-9Published: 11 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 146
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Business, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Diversity Management/Women in Business