LINKING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS TO HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN STUDIES

Abstract

Numerous institutions have implemented various policies to encourage entrepreneurship as a means of advancing economic development. However, different persons are affected differently by educational programs and entrepreneurship incentives. This study is a review of the literature to analyse the results from various studies on the determinants of entrepreneurial intention in Africa. The determinants of entrepreneurial intention from each country were correlated with Hofstede's national cultural characteristics after an examination of a total of nineteen studies from eight African nations. For entrepreneurial education to be specifically designed to meet diversity, it was important to determine whether one's entrepreneurial aspirations are consistent with their national culture. Findings imply that entrepreneurial intentions are highly influenced by cultural factors. As a result, this study suggests that entrepreneurship education should be specifically tailored to accommodate various ranges of motives. Additionally, it was discovered that although some cultural aspects hindered entrepreneurship, others supported it. People who work in restrictive cultures typically have different drivers of entrepreneurial ambitions than those who operate in supportive cultures. Since culture is immutable, universities' only choice is to adapt their entrepreneurship teaching to different cultural contexts