Publication: Entrepreneurship and Firm Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Date
1999-12
ISSN
Published
1999-12
Author(s)
Ramachandran, Vijaya
Shah, Manju Kedia
Abstract
The development of the private sector in
Sub-Saharan Africa is of crucial importance to the overall
rate of economic growth of the region. Entrepreneurial firms
have a prominent role in the private sector in many
countries in the region. This analysis measures the impact
of various entrepreneurial characteristics on the rate of
firm growth. The analysis uses data from the Regional
Program on Enterprise Development (RPED) at the World Bank.
Approximately 200 firms in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and
Tanzania were surveyed in each country in the food
processing, textile, furniture, and metalworking sectors;
only the subset of firms owned by entrepreneurs is used in
this study.
Citation
“Ramachandran, Vijaya; Shah, Manju Kedia. 1999. Entrepreneurship and Firm Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 146. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9853 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”