African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 6 Issue 1

Entrepreneurship paradigm and economic renaissance in Africa

Felix Moses Edoho

This Guest Editorial provides contextual insight to the contributions in this special issue that addresses entrepreneurship and economic growth challenge confronting Africa…

The present state of entrepreneurship ecosystems in selected countries in Africa

Michael Sheriff, Moreno Muffatto

Entrepreneurship ecosystems could be useful road maps for the formulation of entrepreneurship policies for countries in Africa. The twenty-first century economic development…

Public policy makers: Improving export promotion programmes and entrepreneurial development in a lower emerging economy

Gloria Sraha

Although there is great deal of research on export assistance programmes in developed countries, studies on developing countries in Africa has received scant attention in the…

Technological learning mechanisms in Nigeria’s technology incubation centre

Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo, Matthew Olugbenga Ilori, Willie Owolabi Siyanbola, Billy A Oluwale

The ability of tenant firms to survive after incubation is dependent on the relevant capabilities they acquired during the incubation process. Several studies have established the…

Transversing the “valley of death”: Understanding the determinants to commercialisation of research outputs in Nigeria

Isaac Oluwajoba Abereijo

The economic impact of scientific research is receiving widespread attention all over the world, with interest being paid to research results that could potentially contribute to…

Female entrepreneurship and growth in Cameroon

Françoise Okah-Efogo, Gaëlle Tatiana Timba

The purpose of this paper is to supplement the literature on the effect of female entrepreneurship on economic growth by bringing new evidence for the case of SMEs owned by women…