Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves

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dc.contributor.authorKnox, A J
dc.contributor.authorBressers, H
dc.contributor.authorMohlakoana, N
dc.contributor.authorDe Groot, J
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-11T10:49:50Z
dc.date.available2019-06-11T10:49:50Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe street food sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is a source of affordable and nutritious meals for the urban poor, while also being an important source of income for the women who dominate this sector. Despite the importance of this sector, many micro- and informal enterprises are labelled as “survivalist”, beyond the reach of common development policies, which give priority to so-called growth-oriented enterprises. When given the chance to speak for themselves, do enterprises express any aspirations to grow? Contrary to the literature, our findings show that necessitydriven enterprises do aspire to grow and that this is true for both those owned by men and women. Using contextual interaction theory, this paper explains why it is possible for previous authors to come to such a different conclusion.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationKnox, A. J., Bressers, H., Mohlakoana, N., & De Groot, J. (2019). Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves. <i>Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research</i>, 24. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30204en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKnox, A J, H Bressers, N Mohlakoana, and J De Groot "Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves." <i>Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research</i> (2019): 24. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30204en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKnox, A., Bressers, H., Mohlakoana, N., De Groot, J. 2019. Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research. 24.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Knox, A J AU - Bressers, H AU - Mohlakoana, N AU - De Groot, J AB - The street food sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is a source of affordable and nutritious meals for the urban poor, while also being an important source of income for the women who dominate this sector. Despite the importance of this sector, many micro- and informal enterprises are labelled as “survivalist”, beyond the reach of common development policies, which give priority to so-called growth-oriented enterprises. When given the chance to speak for themselves, do enterprises express any aspirations to grow? Contrary to the literature, our findings show that necessitydriven enterprises do aspire to grow and that this is true for both those owned by men and women. Using contextual interaction theory, this paper explains why it is possible for previous authors to come to such a different conclusion. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research KW - Gender KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Survivalist KW - Growth oriented KW - Informal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves TI - Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30204 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40497-019-0161-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/30204
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKnox AJ, Bressers H, Mohlakoana N, De Groot J. Aspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselves. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research. 2019;:24. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30204.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceJournal of Global Entrepreneurship Researchen_US
dc.source.pagination24en_US
dc.source.urihttps://journal-jger.springeropen.com/
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectSurvivalisten_US
dc.subjectGrowth orienteden_US
dc.subjectInformalen_US
dc.titleAspirations to grow: when micro- and informal enterprises in the street food sector speak for themselvesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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