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The Challenges of Afrocentric Businesses in the Czech Republic

Title: The Challenges of Afrocentric Businesses in the Czech Republic

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation , 2012 , 167 Pages

Autor:in: Rex Adedotun Adeniran (Author)

Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance
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After living in Prague, the Czech Republic for over one year and missing the usual endless supply of African food and other goods that was the norm in both London and Dublin places where the Researcher had previously lived, the Researcher wondered why there is a dearth of similar opportunities in the Czech Republic.
Another motivation for this research was the limited number of Afrocentric businesses in the Czech Republic. This scarcity in the country informed the Researcher‟s search for the reasons behind this unusual occurrence.
The Researcher applied four established social science theories and tools to investigate the phenomenon of the dearth of Afrocentric businesses in the Czech Republic and why their rate of bankruptcy is higher than any other businesses in the country. The result of the research shows completely different reasons from what was the popular perception by both the Afrocentric businesses and their customers.
A very good example is the wrongly held notion that the Czech Republic has a different set of rules for trade permit registration for Afrocentric businesses in comparison to Czech owned businesses but the findings shows that the government regulations are the same for all aspiring business entrepreneurs.
The final conclusion of the Researcher is that many of the challenges facing Afrocentric businesses in the Czech Republic have multiple origins and all these origins were uncovered in this research project.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • Acknowledgements
  • Abstract
  • Chapter 1
    • 1.1 Background
    • 1.2 Aims
    • 1.3 Objectives
    • 1.4 Objectives and Research Questions
  • Chapter 2
    • 2.1 Literature Review
    • 2.2 What is an Afrocentric business?
    • 2.3 Theories
      • PESTLE Analysis
      • Porter's Five Forces Model
      • MasloWs Hierarchy Of Needs
      • SWOT Analysis
    • 2.4 PESTLE ANALYSIS - Business Environment
      • 2.4.1 Political Factors
      • 2.4.2 Economic Factors
      • 2.4.3 Sociocultural Factors
      • 2.4.4 Technological factors
      • 2.4.5 Legal factors
      • 2.4.6 Environmental factors
      • 2.4.7 Limitations of PESTLE Analysis
    • 2.5 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL - General environment
      • 2.5.1 Limitations of Porter's Five Forces
    • 2.6 MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - Customers' motivation
      • 2.6.1 WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
      • 2.6.2 Limitations Of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • 2.7 SWOT ANALYSIS - Viability of Afrocentric business
      • 2.7.1 Limitations of SWOT Analysis
    • 2.8 Previous Research
      • 2.8.1 Inadequacies and gaps
      • 2.8.2 The necessity of this research work
    • 2.9 Literature Review Conclusion
  • Chapter 3
    • 3.1 Methodology
    • 3.2 Research philosophy, Approach and Strategy
    • 3.3 Required information, Sources and Techniques
      • 3.3.1 Secondary Information Sources
      • 3.3.2 Primary Information Sources
    • 3.4 Methodology of Data Collection
      • 3.4.1 Primary Research Technique
        • Method 1 - Face-to-Face Interviews (Semi-structured interviews)
        • Method 2 - Questionnaires (Online Survey)
      • 3.4.2 Secondary Research Technique
        • Method 1 — Literature Review
        • Method 2 — Czech Statistics Office website
    • 3.5 Sampling Strategy
      • 3.5.1 The Sampling Concepts
      • 3.5.2 The Strategy (Sample Size)
      • 3.5.3 The Semi-structured interview Sample Size
      • Questionnaires (Online Survey) Sample Size
      • Validity of sample Size (Interview and Questionnaires)
    • 3.6 Data Analysis Method
    • 3.7 Pilot Study
    • 3.8 Ethical Considerations
      • 3.8.1 Potential Ethical Problems
      • 3.8.2 Incorporated Ethical Policies
    • 3.9 Research Limitations
  • Chapter 4
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Method of Analysis
    • 4.3 Findings Analysis
    • 4.4 Findings and Analysis from questionnaires
    • 4.5 Summary of Baba Salon interview
    • 4.6 Summary of Martha's inspiration & Hair salon interview
    • 4.7 PESTLE Analysis
    • 4.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.9 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Analysis
    • 4.10 SWOT Analysis
      • 4.10.1 Converting Stage
      • 4.10.2 The final Stage of SWOT analysis
  • Chapter 5
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Conclusions
    • 5.3 Limitations
    • 5.4 Recommendations
  • Chapter 6
    • 6.1 Self Reflection
    • 6.2 Learning Process
    • 6.3 Personal Achievement and Development
    • 6.4 Reflection of Performance
    • 6.5 Opportunities for Future Works
    • 6.6 Evaluation of Future Works
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A: Blank Questionnaire
  • Appendix B: Completed Questionnaires
  • Appendix C: Baba Salon Interview Transcripts
  • Appendix D: Martha's Inspiration & beauty Salon interview Transcripts
  • Appendix E: Czech Statistics Office documents
  • INDEX OF FIGURES

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte

Die Dissertation untersucht die Herausforderungen, die Afro-zentrierte Unternehmen in der Tschechischen Republik bei der Gründung und dem Betrieb ihres Geschäfts erleben. Die Forschungsarbeit konzentriert sich auf die Analyse des Geschäftsumfelds, der allgemeinen Umweltbedingungen und der Motivation der Kunden von afro-zentrierten Unternehmen. Sie untersucht auch die Lebensfähigkeit des Geschäftsmodells in der Tschechischen Republik. Die Dissertation verwendet etablierte sozialwissenschaftliche Theorien und Methoden, wie z. B. die PESTLE-Analyse, die Fünf-Kräfte-Analyse von Porter, die Bedürfnishierarchie von Maslow und die SWOT-Analyse, um die Herausforderungen zu verstehen und Empfehlungen für Afro-zentrierte Unternehmer zu entwickeln.

  • Das Geschäftsumfeld und seine Auswirkungen auf Afro-zentrierte Unternehmen
  • Die allgemeine Umwelt und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbslandschaft
  • Die Motivation der Kunden von Afro-zentrierten Unternehmen
  • Die Lebensfähigkeit von Afro-zentrierten Unternehmen in der Tschechischen Republik
  • Die Bedeutung von Kultur und Identität für das Erfolgspotenzial von Afro-zentrierten Unternehmen

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

Kapitel 1 stellt den Hintergrund der Dissertation dar, definiert die Ziele und Forschungsfragen und bietet einen Überblick über den Umfang der Forschung.

Kapitel 2 präsentiert eine umfassende Literaturrecherche, die die theoretischen Grundlagen der Dissertation legt. Es werden verschiedene Theorien und Modelle vorgestellt, die im weiteren Verlauf der Arbeit zur Analyse der Herausforderungen von Afro-zentrierten Unternehmen verwendet werden. Dazu gehören die PESTLE-Analyse, die Fünf-Kräfte-Analyse von Porter, die Bedürfnishierarchie von Maslow und die SWOT-Analyse.

Kapitel 3 beschreibt die Methodik der Dissertation, einschließlich der Forschungsstrategie, der Datenerhebungsmethoden, der Stichprobengröße und der ethischen Überlegungen. Es werden sowohl quantitative als auch qualitative Methoden verwendet, um Daten zu sammeln und zu analysieren.

Kapitel 4 präsentiert die Ergebnisse der Dissertation, die aus den durchgeführten Umfragen und Interviews gewonnen wurden. Die Ergebnisse werden mithilfe der in Kapitel 2 vorgestellten Theorien und Modelle analysiert, um ein umfassendes Verständnis der Herausforderungen von Afro-zentrierten Unternehmen in der Tschechischen Republik zu gewinnen.

Kapitel 5 fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der Dissertation zusammen, zieht Schlussfolgerungen und bietet Empfehlungen für Afro-zentrierte Unternehmer und zukünftige Forscher. Es werden die Grenzen der Forschung und die Möglichkeiten für weitere Untersuchungen aufgezeigt.

Kapitel 6 bietet eine persönliche Reflexion des Forschungsprozesses, einschließlich der Herausforderungen, die während der Arbeit an der Dissertation aufgetreten sind, der persönlichen Leistungen und der Möglichkeiten für zukünftige Arbeiten.

Schlüsselwörter

Die Schlüsselwörter und Schwerpunktthemen des Textes umfassen Afro-zentrierte Unternehmen, Herausforderungen, Geschäftsumfeld, allgemeine Umwelt, Kundenmotivation, Lebensfähigkeit, Tschechische Republik, PESTLE-Analyse, Fünf-Kräfte-Analyse von Porter, Bedürfnishierarchie von Maslow, SWOT-Analyse, Kultur, Identität, Integration, Unternehmertum, Marktforschung, qualitative Forschung, quantitative Forschung.

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Title
The Challenges of Afrocentric Businesses in the Czech Republic
College
University of Teesside  (Prague College)
Author
Rex Adedotun Adeniran (Author)
Publication Year
2012
Pages
167
Catalog Number
V266389
ISBN (eBook)
9783656568841
ISBN (Book)
9783656568834
Language
German
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challenges afrocentric businesses czech republic
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