With financial institutions now providing services electronically through varied digital business platforms and the advent of digital government becoming increasingly relevant as a new mode of service and operations of the emerging economies, this chapter foregrounds the need for a sound digital...

To achieve the single European rail market, infrastructure improvements and competition are the cornerstones of European transport policy. In this framework, ‘open access’ competition has recently gained considerable importance, especially in the high-speed train market in Europe. Incumbent...

In this chapter, I offer an autoethnographic account of my work and experiences as a critical management studies scholar and educator at a South African public university. Post-apartheid South Africa presents a unique context given the high rates of economic, racial and gender inequalities that...

The West African region and the sub-Saharan African region, in general, have been plagued with years of struggles in development characterizedby weak political institutions, ethnic crises, repressive financial systems, the imposition of capital controls, and smaller private sectors than in other...

This case study examines the entrepreneurial journeys of two female African immigrants in Ireland, Kisu and Shirley, as they navigate cultural, financial, and systemic challenges. Kisu's business, Sahara, specialises in African fashion, art, and interior décor, while Shirley runs Events Now, an...

The management guru and scholar, Peter Drucker, developed the seven sources of innovation, which first appeared in his book, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Based on his discussions with managers for over 30 years, Drucker discovered how the seven sources allowed for the creation of new...

Projects create the future and come in many shapes and sizes, including large organisational and infrastructure projects, but also smaller, socially focused projects aimed at the public and citizens. This chapter takes a broad view of public entrepreneurship and projects as entrepreneurship for...

This chapter explores how entrepreneurial learning influences the development of an entrepreneurial identity in mixed- and strong-opposed-identity individuals. It examines entrepreneurial learning as an experiential process, leaning on Rae's (2005a) framework. Building on life-story interviews...