Institutional framing for entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa: a case of Uganda
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2013
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World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine institutional framing for entrepreneurship in a
sub-Saharan context and provide policy input required in solving the daunting problem of the existing
low levels and high failure rate of business start-ups in Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from a sample of 659 SMEs from two
districts of Uganda in Jinja and Mukono which were scientifically selected for this study. Appropriate
analytical data techniques were applied.
Findings – Results reveal the presence of implicit regulative, explicit regulative, constitutive
cognitive and normative institutions which affect entrepreneurial activities in Uganda. These findings
and their policy implications are fully discussed in the paper.
Originality/value – This research parallels the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2004 study
that reports high total entrepreneurship activity (TEA) from Uganda and presents the importance
of understanding the institutional framing for entrepreneurship. There is a paucity of research
addressing institutional framing for entrepreneurship from a sub-Saharan context, creating a need
to study and systematically document the prevailing supporting institutions as a framework for
promoting entrepreneurship in Uganda.
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions, Frame, Cognitive, Normative, Uganda, Entrepreneurialism, Organizations
Citation
Joseph Mpeera Ntayi Henry Mutebi Susan Kamanyi Kenneth Byangwa, (2013),"Institutional framing for entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa: a case of Uganda", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 9 Iss 2/3 pp. 133 - 154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0016