Institutional outlook of the entrepreneurial climate in Ghana

Samuel Adomako, Albert Danso, Ernest Ampadu

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Abstract

Purpose-Previous scholarly studies on institutions tend to create a sombre picture of institutions by ignoring to examine the antecedents of formal and informal institutions. The purpose of this paper is to overcome this limitation by proposing a conceptual framework of the antecedents of formal and informal institutions of entrepreneurial climate in a less developed market setting. Design/methodology/approach-This study builds on a comprehensive survey of the literature on institutions by using a synthesis thematic methodology to identified key scholarly studies which have been published in previous theoretical and empirical studies and proposes a conceptual framework of the role of formal and informal institutions in defining entrepreneurial climate in a developing economy's context. Findings-The findings of the paper suggest that political factors and economic factors define formal institutions whilst socio-cultural factors define informal institutions. These factors rooted in political, economic and socio-cultural factors have a major influence on the rate and nature of entrepreneurial activity in a developing country setting. Practical implications-This paper contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship and intuitional theory by focusing on the antecedents of formal and informal institutional factors that shape entrepreneurial climate in Ghana. Originality/value-To the authors' knowledge, this is the first review that explores the nature of entrepreneurial climate and proposes a conceptual framework of the role of formal and informal institutions in defining entrepreneurial climate in Ghana.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)566-582
Number of pages17
JournalInternational Journal of Social Economics
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Entrepreneurial climate
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ghana
  • Institutions

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