Kama Group Limited

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Lydia Andoh-Quainoo (Pentecost University College, Ghana)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 20
Source title: Comparative Case Studies on Entrepreneurship in Developed and Developing Countries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Joseph Ofori-Dankwa (Saginaw Valley State University, USA)and Kwame Boasiako Omane-Antwi (Pentecost University College, Ghana)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7533-9.ch009

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Digital Divide & Developing Countries / Entrepreneurship / Government & Law

Purchase

View Kama Group Limited on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

Family businesses and entrepreneurship research has grown but with few studies in Africa. This case study fills that gap in the research on entrepreneurship and family business cases in the African continent. The case is explored to assess the motivation and challenges influencing entrepreneurial startup businesses and founders of family businesses. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection, the research confirms some differences and similarities in the motivational factors and challenges associated with starting a business in an African context, specifically Ghanaian. This entrepreneur's family business encountered a number of challenges in its startup. However, due to strong mental attributes such as personal motivation, persistence, commitment, and hard work, he has overcome these challenges and grown the business successfully. Although environmental challenges may be greater in an emerging economy such as Ghana, personal attributes can play a key role in building and sustaining a successful family business.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Kama Group Limited

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors