ABSTRACT
Building on past research in the broad field of stakeholder management and entrepreneurship, this book pushes a new agenda for more effective stakeholder engagement and management in entrepreneurial firms in Africa.
Adomako, Gyensare, and Ahsan provide a novel lens for entrepreneurs to manage stakeholders in Africa and a sense of current best practices. Issues discussed include how external stakeholders such as government, nongovernmental organizations, media, civil society organizations, and local institutions influence the core business operations of entrepreneurial firms. The book confronts the central challenge of entrepreneurship by providing a comprehensive understanding of how entrepreneurs could identify, select, enroll, and coordinate stakeholders. In addition, it assesses issues such as stakeholder influence on corporate social responsibility strategy, sustainability, and environmental management of entrepreneurial firms.
An essential read for postgraduate students, researchers, and public and private analysts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|81 pages
Stakeholder Management, Innovation and Growth
chapter 4|12 pages
Stakeholder Legitimacy Perceptions and Firm Innovation
chapter 6|12 pages
Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurial Resourcing of Small African Firms
part II|94 pages
Gender, Stakeholder Management and Sustainability
chapter 8|27 pages
Challenges of Female Entrepreneurship in Africa
chapter 10|13 pages
Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship
chapter 11|14 pages
Two Decades of Research on Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa
part III|83 pages
Stakeholder Management, Strategies and Entrepreneurship in Africa