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International entrepreneurship in Africa: The roles of institutional voids, entrepreneurial networks and gender

Pindado, Emilio, Alarcon, Silverio, Sanchez, Mercedes, Garcia Martinez, Marian (2023) International entrepreneurship in Africa: The roles of institutional voids, entrepreneurial networks and gender. Journal of Business Research, 166 . Article Number 114109. ISSN 0148-2963. (doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114109) (KAR id:101847)

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Abstract

This paper explored how institutional voids (market-unfriendly regulations and corruption) in the home country affect the internationalization degree of early-stage entrepreneurs in Africa. We examined the contingent roles of entrepreneurial networks and gender in the relationship between these institutional voids and entrepreneurs’ internationalization degree. We used 2003–2017 GEM data from 17 African countries and applied multilevel-ordered logistic models. Our analysis revealed that market-unfriendly regulations have a negative effect on the entrepreneurs’ internationalization degree and that corruption, in line with the escapism view, has a positive effect. Our results indicated that entrepreneurs engage in networking bricolage to internationalize their ventures and overcome context limitations. They also suggested that the internationalization degree of female entrepreneurs increases in market-unfriendly regulatory environments. Finally, our results showed that the ‘escapism effect’ of corruption is greater for female entrepreneurs; however, for female entrepreneurs with medium and large internationalization degrees, this context imposes additional constraints on them.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114109
Uncontrolled keywords: Africa, international entrepreneurship, market-unfriendly policies, corruption, networking bricolage, gender.
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Marian Garcia
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2023 09:49 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2023 09:39 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/101847 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Garcia Martinez, Marian.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2689-2417
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