Exploring Entrepreneurship

This book explores the recent trends and challenges facing entrepreneurship in Africa. It features several chapters that cut across various contexts, highlighting aspects of social entrepreneurship, faith-based entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial financing, equality, diversity, inclusion, digital and technological transformation and regulations and enabling ecosystems across African countries. The chapters will be underpinned by a critical approach to understanding the trends and challenges in African entrepreneurship, which goes beyond focusing on the business cases but considers the sensitivity of the national context. The authors have a wealth of professional and academic experience. They have taught in institutions around the world and between them have worked in several managerial and entrepreneurial positions. Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi is an Associate Professor and expert in International Human Resource Management and Organisational Development at the University of Doha for Science and Technology. He studied and taught in several countries in Africa, Europe and the Gulf Region and is also an entrepreneur in theory and. He has a background in Economics and Law and has four master’s degrees and a PhD in Management from the University of Wales. As an apt researcher, he has authored six books and over sixty articles in peer-reviewed journals on various aspects of HRM and Entrepreneurship. Susan Sisay is an accomplished academic with a wealth of experience in higher education and leadership. She is currently serving as Course Director for Entrepreneurship at Staffordshire University. Her academic journey has been marked by a PhD in International Entrepreneurship from the University of Wales and an MBA in Law and Management from Bangor University. She has authored book chapters and conference papers and exhibited expertise in entrepreneurship, education, and executive leadership research. Oladele Seun has a background in business administration and practical experience as an entrepreneur. His research focuses mainly on understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies. His recent publications revolve around exploring structures, challenges and interactions in emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems. He has research publications in peer-reviewed journals, a monograph and book chapters covering aspects of innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, and management.