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What drives the dynamics of employment growth in firms? Evidence from East Africa
This study examines the firm level drivers of employment growth in East Africa in which they are categorized as firm specific, entrepreneur specific...
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Sco** the Potential for a Digital Led Recovery from COVID-19 in Africa
In this paper, we analyse the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Africa's trade in digitizable products, digitally deliverable services...
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Income inequality: a recipe for youth unemployment in Africa
Youth unemployment is a problem in Africa such that young people face almost double the unemployment rate as adults. With the booming population on...
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Digital Platform Continuance During the Great Resignation: Evidence from Knowledge Workers in Europe and Africa
As countries emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, management teams faced the challenges of supporting their employees to return to the traditional...
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What’s the safest way home? Map** safe transport routes in South Africa with (and without) crime data
Safety is arguably the single biggest daily concern for commuters. Popular navigation software systems such as Google Maps, TomTom and Waze do not...
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South Africa: A Snapshot of Contemporary Fashion Retail
This chapter presents a condensed overview of contemporary fashion retail in South Africa. Its core objective is to offer valuable insight and a...
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Challenges of CSR in Sub-Saharan Africa: clarifying the gaps between the regulations and human rights issues
This paper discusses the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main purpose is to highlight...
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Exchange rate and GDP nexus in South Africa: the disconnect after the 2008 global recession
This paper estimates the long-run impact of the exchange rate depreciation on GDP in South Africa and whether it changed after the 2008 global...
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Understanding Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Venture-ship Approach
This book investigates entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa with particular attention paid to venture-ship as an approach for addressing...
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Understanding Employment Relationships and Trade Unions in South Africa
Employment relations in South Africa are one of the worst in the world, primarily owing to the lack of trust between employees and their employers....
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Does financial development improve access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa?
This study examines the effect of financial development on access to electricity in a sample of 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1997 to 2018....
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Africa rising: Opportunities for advancing theory on people, institutions, and the nation state in international business
Africa is rising, but IB scholars have largely failed to take notice. We argue that this is a missed opportunity. Not only is Africa a dynamic and...
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Competition and bank risk-taking in Sub-Saharan Africa countries
The last 3 decades have witnessed a growing trend of financial sector liberalization in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with increased...
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Economic assessment of transporting refrigerated cargo between West-Africa and Europe: a chain cost analysis approach
Determining which ports to call at in a maritime loop is considered as an important determinant factor for ship** companies which impacts not only...
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Analysis of Tourism Recovery Strategies in South Africa from the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed the economies of many countries. The tourism sector has been one of the hardest-hit sectors in South Africa. This...
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Effect of corporate governance mechanisms on corporate strategy for listed firms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
The influence of the board of corporate directors on firms’ strategies has been the subject of debate in the extant literature. Yet, empirical...
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Effects of financial inclusion on employability in sub-Saharan Africa: a fuzzy set theory analysis
The issue of employability remains a major challenge in develo** countries. This article studies the effects of financial inclusion on...
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Emergence of the Low-Cost Carrier Model in Africa
The deregulation of air transport markets in Europe and North America and other regions across the globe paved way for the evolution of low-cost...
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Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa
This chapter will provide a historical overview of South Africa in order to contextualise the challenges currently faced by entrepreneurs and...
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Influence of board mechanisms on sustainability performance for listed firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to examine the effects of board mechanisms (board size, board independence, board gender, board educational background, board tenure,...