The Future of Entrepreneurship in Africa

Chapter 8Gender Perspectives of African SMEs: The Role of Formal and Informal Institutional Contexts

Oyedele Martins Ogundana, Amon Simba and Ugbede Umoru

DOI: 10.4324/9781003302339-8

Contents

Introduction

Women-Owned SMEs and Africa’s Institutional Context

Formal Institutional Context

Informal Institutional Context

The Interconnectedness between Women’s SMEs, Formal and Informal Institutional Contexts in SSA

Summary and Conclusions

References

Introduction

The entrepreneurial activities of women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in Africa’s economic development and prosperity (Bulanova et al., 2016; Costin, 2012; Kiviluoto, 2013). In agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) most vital economic sector, women contribute ...