Financial crimes in Africa and economic growth: Implications for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs)

KK Arthur, SA Asongu, P Darko… - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current review systematically synthesizes existing literature to provide a comprehensive
overview of the nature of financial crimes in Africa and their impact on economic growth. We …

Social network ties, proactive entrepreneurial behavior and successful retail business: a study on Indonesia small enterprises

MDTP Nasution, ES Rini, Y Absah… - Journal of Research in …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between social network ties (SNT) and
successful retail business (SRB), as well as the effect of the moderating variable of proactive …

The influence of certain factors on South African Small and medium-sized enterprises towards export propensity

LJ van Staden - Development Southern Africa, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The South African government is putting policies, strategies and programmes in
place with the intention of establishing an empowering environment for Small and Medium …

[HTML][HTML] The role of micro Waqf bank in women's Micro-Business empowerment through Islamic social finance: Mixed-Method evidence from Mawaridussalam …

A Soemitra, Kusmilawaty, TIF Rahma - Economies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study examined the role of the Micro Waqf Bank in empowering women micro-
entrepreneurs. This research used a mixed-method with an explanatory design …

Interaction and main effects of finance support and other business support services on the entrepreneurial ecosystem: A case study of the Mpumalanga Province …

KK Ogujiuba, M Eggink, E Olamide - Economies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Finance support and other forms of business support have been recognized as key factors in
the entrepreneurial ecosystem in theoretical and empirical investigations. There is currently …

[HTML][HTML] Role of global economic policy uncertainty on firms participation in innovation and new product introductions: an empirical study in African SMEs

N Shankar - Transnational Corporations Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of Global Economic Policy Uncertainty (GEPU) on firms'
key marketing strategies namely, innovation as characterised by R&D spending and new …

Factors impeding African immigrant entrepreneurs' progression in selected small and medium enterprises: Evidence from a local municipality in South Africa

BL Ngota, EE Mang'unyi, S Rajkaran - South African Journal of …, 2018 - journals.co.za
This study examines factors inhibiting African immigrant entrepreneurs' small and medium
enterprises'(SMEs) growth in a municipality of South Africa. Understanding these factors is …

Impact of Elements of Finance and Business Support on the SME Business Ecosystem in South Africa: An Econometric Analysis

KK Ogujiuba, M Eggink, E Olamide - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies conducted in South Africa have revealed that despite SMEs' contributions to
economic growth, financing is still a problem, and business supports such as management …

A qualitative study of the attitudes of South African spaza shop owners to coopetitive relationships

C Hare, D Walwyn - South African Journal of Business Management, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background: Coopetition is a powerful means by which microenterprises can compete
against large firms in low margin sectors, such as the small retail outlets in South African …

Exploring the African immigrant entrepreneurship-job creation nexus: A South African case study

BL Ngota, S Rajkaran, S Balkaran… - International Review of …, 2017 - dergipark.org.tr
Generally, the role and importance of African immigrant entrepreneurship had been rarely
elaborated with perspectives to its contribution to job creation. Therefore, the aim of this …