Adomako, Samuel, Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph, Kesse, Kwabena, Ning, Ernestine (2022) Where do they go for advice? Entrepreneurs’ advice-seeking behavior in Africa. International Studies of Management & Organization, 52 (1). pp. 44-62. ISSN 0020-8825. (doi:10.1080/00208825.2021.2023441) (KAR id:89944)
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Abstract
Using time-lagged primary data from entrepreneurs in two developing countries (Ghana, N=261 and Ethiopia, N=166), we examine how institutional voids drive entrepreneurs’ advice seeking behavior. Our findings show that higher levels of institutional voids in these developing countries are negatively related to internal advice-seeking but positively associated with external adviceseeking. The results also show that a heightened perception of environmental dynamism negatively moderates the relationship between institutional voids and internal advice-seeking but positively moderates the effect of institutional voids and external advice-seeking. Furthermore, we find that the negative relationship between institutional voids and internal advice-seeking is positive when entrepreneurs develop ties with politicians. The positive relationship between institutional voids and external advice-seeking is amplified when political network connections are stronger. Implications and direction for future research are discussed
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/00208825.2021.2023441 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Africa, entrepreneurs, environmental dynamism, external advice seeking, internal advice seeking |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business |
Depositing User: | Joseph Amankwah-Amoah |
Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2021 08:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2023 23:00 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/89944 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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