Trust, Institutions and Managing Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa

Isaac Oduro Amoako is a Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, the Leader of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research Group, and Manager for the MSc Entrepreneurship programme at Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Prior to becoming an academic, Isaac was an entrepreneur for 25 years in Ghana.

• 1. Introduction: Trust, Institutions and Managing Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa.- Part I. Theories of Institutions, Trust and their Impact on Entrepreneurship.- 2. Institutions and Entrepreneurial Relationships Development.- 3. Trust in Inter-organisational Relationships.- Part II. Rethinking Institutions and Trust Development in Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa.- 4. Institutions Influencing Trust Development in Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa.- 5. Managing Entrepreneurial Personal and Working Relationships in Africa.- Part III. Trust in African Entrepreneurial Relationships.- 6. Trust Development in Entrepreneurial Relationships.- 7. Trust Violation in Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa: Weak Institutions.- 8. Trust Repair in Entrepreneurial Relationships in Africa.- Part III. Conclusions.- 9. Conclusion and Future Implications.