Overview
- Provides an innovative and significant study on diaspora direct investment in Africa
- Collates chapters written by academics with international experience in the field
- Covers a broad range of topics in diaspora businesses, providing value for researchers, postgraduate students and entrepreneurs
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa (PSEA)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Diaspora Direct Investment: Rationalities and Impact
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Front Matter
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Management of Diaspora Businesses
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Back Matter
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About this book
Examining the experiences of Africans setting up businesses back home, the main focus of this book is to establish the economic, social and psychological reasons for such ‘home direct investment’. Despite the personal sacrifices that are often needed in order to set up new ventures, the diaspora invests relentless effort and motivations in the pursuit of home ventures. The authors explore critical areas such as the social and psychological pressures that African Diasporas experience when investing in their home countries, as well as the management of diaspora businesses and the impact of such investment to local economies.
Reviews
“A timely contribution about people from a rich continent, this collection is broad in scope and of interest to a wide range of readers.” (Léo-Paul Dana, Professor, Montpellier Business School, France)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dieu Hack-Polay is specialist in migrant worker and organisational studies. He obtained his PhD in Sociology at Surrey University, UK. He also completed the Doctorate in Education (EdD) - Leadership and Management at the University of Lincoln, UK. He has published a number of books and articles on the topic migrant workers in host societies. He is a Programme Leader for the MSc Management and International Relations at the University of Lincoln, UK.
Juliana Siwale is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. She obtained her PhD in Microfinance at the University of Durham, UK. She has published widely in reputable journals on issues affecting financial inclusion and development finance, small business enterprise growth and failure of microfinance institutions in developing countries.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: African Diaspora Direct Investment
Book Subtitle: Establishing the Economic and Socio-cultural Rationale
Editors: Dieu Hack-Polay, Juliana Siwale
Series Title: Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72047-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72046-3Published: 22 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10151-0Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72047-0Published: 14 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-1169
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1177
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 282
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Business, Start-Ups/Venture Capital, Project Management, Small Business, Employee Health and Wellbeing