In this chapter, the authors examine trust and social networks among entrepreneurs operating in a developing market context. At the centre of this study, trust emerges from the interplay of a range of cultural-specific factors, each of which describes how social relations shape economic action....

This article deals with Triple Helix (university, industry and government cooperation) from an institutional theory perspective. The empirical context is the Western Cape Region in South Africa and the focus is entrepreneurship development. The purpose is two-fold: first, the existing Triple...

This book focuses on issues related to entrepreneurship and SME management on the African continent by providing insights from different conceptual, empirical and case studies. In doing so, it focuses on context-specific challenges for conducting entrepreneurial activities or business endeavors...

Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 The 2015 Conference on Recent Trends in Economic Development, Finance and Management Research in Eastern Africa -- 1.2 The Chapters -- 1.2.1 Section I: Context -- 1.2.2 Section II: Challenges -- 1.2.3 Section III:...