Proximité spatiale, mimétisme et développement entrepreneurial endogène en Afrique: un modèle théorique

Spatial proximity, mimicry and endogenous entrepreneurial development in Africa: a theoretical model

Thiédjé Gaudens-Omer Kouakou

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Abstract: This article analyzes the conditions for endogenous entrepreneurial development, understood as the transition from entrepreneurship by necessity to local entrepreneurship by opportunity. The theoretical model that we develop shows that the presence of foreign-owned companies does not hinder local entrepreneurship by opportunity, but rather stimulates it through mimicry, thus triggering a cumulative dynamic of endogenous entrepreneurial development. The spatial proximity linking potential local entrepreneurs and foreign companies produces a cognitive proximity that allows the former to switch to entrepreneurship by opportunity by imitating the latter. The State can support this dynamic through better coordination of reforms: macroeconomic measures (improvement of the business climate, promotion of foreign direct investment, minimum infrastructure) must precede microeconomic measures (strengthening entrepreneurial capacities, financial support).

Keywords: entrepreneuriat; externalités de savoir; mimétisme; politiques publiques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 L26 L38 L53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01-27
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