Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur in Africa. Analysis of Principles and Skills Required

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 4, , language: English, abstract: The book under review titled 'How to become a successful entrepreneur in Africa: A Practical Guide and Cases Book Review' was authored by Emeritus Professor John Kuada and Professor Madei Mangori (2021). The book covers the principles in Part One, about 15 case studies from Botswana, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and the selected profiles of the business entrepreneurs are shown in Part Three. Part Two of the book is centred on the profiles of successful African entrepreneurs and stories of various business people. The book is quite rich in principles and integration of competence skills required in establishing and growing a business. The authors suggested a winning strategy. An alternative approach to the research methodology includes the integral research architecture comprising empirical phenomenology, storytelling, grounded theory, and case study. A Social business dimension is proposed to lift up the level of development in the disadvantaged communities, so that the success of the entrepreneurs will also lift up the standard of living of the neighboring communities.

Professor Gabriel Kabanda is an exceptional strategist, seasoned academician, data scientist, expert evaluator, shrewd business consultant and leader talented with competences for dealing with business and with people. He is a Full Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; a Professor of Applied Business Informatics (MIS/BIS) at the University of Zimbabwe Business School since January, 2000; an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity in USA at both California State University - Chico (Cybersecurity for Executives Program Faculty, Regional and Continuing Education) [https://rce.csuchico.edu/cybersecurity-for-executives/faculty] and Ithaca College (New York; and the former Pro Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise Development) of Zimbabwe Open University. He holds a Post-Doctorate of Science - D.Sc. (Atlantic International University, USA), Ph.D.(California, PWU), M.Sc. (Swansea University, UK) degrees in Computer Science, and a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics (University of Zimbabwe). Gabriel is a Fellow and the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences, Secretary General of the Africa-Asia-Dialogue Network [https://www.theaadn.org/aadn-executive-committee/], a Fellow of the African Scientific Institute (USA), and a member of the African Science, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) of the African Union. His international awards include Who's Who of Professionals (1997), the Golden Academic Excellence and Professional Achievement award (2013), the South African Department of Science and Technology's most accomplished African scientist and outstanding researcher (2017), and UNESCO's 'Most Notable and Top Distinguished Professor of the 21st Century' (May, 2021). He is currently the Qualified Country Co-Investigator (CCI) for Zambia and Zimbabwe of the international Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) 2020 Project, which is a unique large-scale study of cultural practices, leadership ideals, and generalized and interpersonal trust in more than 160 countries in collaboration with more than 500 researchers [https://globeproject.com/about]. Gabriel has published 100 research publications and has supervised 11 Ph.D theses and 100 Masters Dissertations.