Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261966 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research [ISSN:] 2251-7316 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 38 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 1-24
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
The street food sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is a source of affordable and nutritious meals for the urban poor, while also being an important source of income for the women who dominate this sector. Despite the importance of this sector, many micro- and informal enterprises are labelled as 'survivalist', beyond the reach of common development policies, which give priority to so-called growth-oriented enterprises. When given the chance to speak for themselves, do enterprises express any aspirations to grow? Contrary to the literature, our findings show that necessity-driven enterprises do aspire to grow and that this is true for both those owned by men and women. Using contextual interaction theory, this paper explains why it is possible for previous authors to come to such a different conclusion.
Subjects: 
Gender
Entrepreneurship
Survivalist
Growth oriented
Informal
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Document Type: 
Article

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