Challenges facing international projects for entrepreneurial development in South Africa

Abstract

International development projects that support entrepreneurship face a number of challenges, not least because they need to integrate different paradigms. Based on the case study of a Canadian non-governmental organisation in South Africa, this paper provides an exploratory assessment of these challenges and highlights four major factors that affect the success of such international projects: transposing a northern business model to the south; developing local roots and adapting to the local context; balancing the allocation of resources between managing the project and providing services to entrepreneurs; and aligning the cultures of the private sector and international development agencies. In practical terms, the findings provide benchmarks for the success of these projects and could help improve interventions that encourage entrepreneurship in developing countries.

Developing a Model Based on Sustainable Development for Prioritizing Entrepreneurial Challenges Under a Competitive Environment

“…The government should provide a reliable base for making a competitive advantage. The results of the research are partially compatible with the analyses issued by other international researchers Brière et al (2015). demonstrated that financial and regulations are among the most critical challenges in South Africa Stefanovic et al (2013).…”

“…The influence of the major problems and restrictions on the development of the entrepreneurial sector in Serbia is analyzed by Stefanovic et al (2013). An exploratory assessment model to gain the major factors that affect the success of international entrepreneurial projects is proposed by Brière et al (2015). Rae (2017) explored the emerging contribution of leadership development to sustainable entrepreneurship.…”

“…Based on the key role of entrepreneurship in the economic development of developing countries, the national government has tried to improve entrepreneurship in Iran. This has resulted from the fact that the entrepreneurs have the role of business creation in facing poverty (Brière et al, 2015). Over two recent decades, Iran has accomplished a large number of initiatives to promote the economy.…”

The role of social capital in the modernization of a traditional entrepreneurial ecosystem : the case of the Vakinankaratra region

“…De même, cette contextualisation a été accentuée par un recours particulier des acteurs à un capital social spécifique et a consolidé la spécialisation dans l'industrie laitière de la région. Enfin, cela a démontré que le capital social cristallise des actes entrepreneuriaux individualisés vers un développement entrepreneurial, et non nécessairement les mesures incitatives pour des créations d'entreprises (Brière, Tremblay et Daoust, 2015).…”

Contextual and Structural Factors, Project Modelling and Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Development Projects: A Conceptual Framework

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