African entrepreneurial ecosystem resource constraints: a covid-19 perspective

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dc.contributor.authorIwu, Chux Gervase
dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Lucky
dc.contributor.authorMakwara, Tendai
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-15T09:59:46Z
dc.date.available2025-10-15T09:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractOrdinarily, African countries suffer severe resource constraints. Resource constraints refer to insufficient means to meet sustainable economic growth demands. Regarding entrepreneurial activities, a supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem is needed for the large uptake of and sustained interest in entrepreneurship. It is on record that African countries’ dilapidated infrastructure and maladministration, including weak institutions, are reasons sustainable entrepreneurial activities have been less than optimal. The recent COVID-19 pandemic no doubt extended the challenge of entrepreneurship on the continent. Using Pickering and Byrne’s (2014) systematic quantitative assessment technique, we identified, assessed and interpreted available research evidence that assisted us in exploring the impact of resource constraints on African entrepreneurial ecosystem formation, development and growth. We noted that COVID-19 added complexities to perennial questions about making African entrepreneurship ecosystems fit for supporting entrepreneurship development. Although African economies were already constrained in many ways, including their business environment, we conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges and opportunities for business management and entrepreneurship. While businesses could adapt in many cases, several aspects—such as government regulations, consumer behaviour shifts and global supply chain disruptions—were beyond their control. Navigating these uncertainties required agility, resilience and an ability to innovate, but it also highlighted the vulnerabilities and risks inherent in the modern globalised economy.
dc.identifier.citationIwu, C.G., Sibanda, L. and Makwara, T., 2025. African entrepreneurial ecosystem resource constraints: A COVID-19 perspective. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, p.23939575251361581.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/23939575251361
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/21089
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
dc.subjectAfrican Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectResource Constraints
dc.subjectSmall and Medium Enterprises
dc.titleAfrican entrepreneurial ecosystem resource constraints: a covid-19 perspective
dc.typeArticle

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