Browsing by Author "Abdallah, Gorah. K."

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Critical Factors for Success of Small-Enterprises in Tanzania: A Case of Vegetables and Fruits Vendors in Five Regions
(2022-10) Abdallah, Gorah. K.
Institutional Theory has become important concept of interest in the field of entrepreneurship. This paper examines the critical factors contributing to the success of small business enterprises of supplying vegetables and fruits in a developing country (Tanzania). Data were collected from five regions in Tanzania and evaluated using Multiple Regression analysis. The results show that the independent variables (i.e. customer services, marketing accessibility, reputation of personal branding, reliable services, and government support services) contribute to the success of small enterprises of vendors for vegetables and fruits in Tanzania
Differences Between Firms from the Formal Sector and the Informal Sector in Terms of Growth: Empirical Evidence from Tanzania
(Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 2017) Abdallah, Gorah. K.
Purpose – Small businesses growth has become an important area of study in the field of entrepreneurship. This paper aims to extend the inquiry by investigating whether there is a significant difference in growth between firms from the formal sector and the informal sector in the least developing countries (LDCs), particularly Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach – A survey strategy, as well as non-probability sampling, are used. The sampling included 50 formal and 61 informal small businesses from the furniture industry. Data collected were evaluated using chi-square and compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) techniques. Findings – The results indicate that firms from the formal sector do not grow faster than firms from the informal sector. on the contrary, our tests reveal that firms from the informal sector predominantly grow faster than firms from the formal sector. Research limitations/implications – The study was conducted in Tanzania which is just one of the 48 LDCs in the world. Second, the literature that is used predominantly applies to developed countries. Third, the fieldwork is dependent on the respondent’s perception. Finally, change of measurement scale from five to three is ought to have contributed to mixed findings. Practical implications – The overall implications are that external factors like inadequate regulatory tax systems may affect the growth of formal small businesses and thus influence market opportunities for informal small businesses. Further, internal factors like inefficiencies of workers from formal enterprises may affect growth and therefore create more opportunities for informal enterprises. Originality/value – Exploring differences between firms from the formal sector and the informal sector and the way five scales were aggregated into three scales in the methodology.
Entry and Stay in the Informal Economy
(Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, 2019-06) Abdallah, Gorah. K.; Emiel, Eijdenberg L.
This study explores the factors determining the entry and stay of entrepreneurs in the informal economy in a Least Developed Country (LDC): Tanzania. Qualitative data from a focus group with six experts, and individual interviews with two experts and 15 entrepreneurs from the informal economy, were analysed. The results show that (1) necessity motivations are important for the entry and stay of entrepreneurs, as well as (2) the unattractive factors of the formal economy (e.g. degree of excessive regulations regarding high taxes)/attractive factors of the informal economy (e.g. little procedures, low capital requirements) and (3) low levels of education possessed by entrepreneurs, emerged as essential. This study enriches the literature with personal narratives of entrepreneurial activities from the micro level. Therefore, many detailed factors are revealed of the lives of entrepreneurs and experts, dealing in one way or the other with the informal economy.
Unboxing Entrepreneurial Motivations in Tanzania: Business-Related and Personal-Related Factors
(Journal of African Business, 2020) Abdallah, Gorah. K.
An increasing number of researches has explored entrepreneurial motivations in terms of either opportunity, necessity or a mix of these two, in emerging contexts such as informal economies of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). However, research has stopped short exploring entrepreneurial motivation beyond these three previously mentioned types. This study expands the distinction of opportunity, necessity and mixed motivations in LDCs by exploring additional underlying dimensions. Based on a literature review and a qualitative pre-study with experts on the spot, 170 informal entrepreneurs in Tanzania were surveyed with a questionnaire covering 30 items measuring entrepreneurial motivations. The analyses unbox entrepreneurial motivation in two new distinctive types: those motivations related to the business and those related to the person. On a general level, this study follows up on the increasing call for contextualization of entrepreneurship research. On a more granular level, this study contributes to the existing literature of entrepreneurial motivation, especially in LDCs, by providing detailed insights of two motivation types of informal entrepreneurs in their consideration of shifting to the formal sector. Moreover, detailed pertinent information of the informal entrepreneurs is described, providing a closer look at an LDC’s informal economy.