Understanding the Rise of African Business 1 Understanding the Rise of African Business In search of business perspectives on African enterprise development By Kaja Tvedten 1 , Michael Wendelboe Hansen 23 and Søren Jeppesen 4 1 Research Assistant, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven 18b, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. Tel: 4538153815. 2 Corresponding author 3 Associate professor, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven 18b, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 4538153146. 4 Associate professor, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven 18b, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 4538153363.
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Understanding the Rise of African Business 1
Understanding the Rise of African Business
In search of business perspectives on African enterprise development
By Kaja Tvedten1, Michael Wendelboe Hansen23 and Søren Jeppesen4
1 Research Assistant, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven
3 Associate professor, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven
18b, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 4538153146. 4 Associate professor, Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School. Porcelænshaven
The tide is starting to turn and a new and diverse generation of African firms is emerging, gaining ground in
local and global markets. It is high time that research gears up to enhance our understanding of this
phenomenon by developing better conceptualizations of firm level factors behind African enterprise
growth and by massively upgrading the effort to provide empirical data on African enterprises.
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