Entrepreneurship and Innovation in BRICS Economies

Yogesh Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, India. Ankit Suri is an Assistant Professor at the Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, India.Paballo Patience Ntobaki is a researcher in the BRICS Research Institute at the University of Venda, South Africa.Aifani Confidence Tahulela is a PhD scholar at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa.

• Chapter 1. Fostering Sustainable Economic Transformation in BRICS through Innovation and Knowledge Exchange; Yogesh Sharma and Ankit SuriChapter 2. Theoretical Foundations on Strategic Development Through BRICS Innovation Cooperation Plan; Tanishka Gupta, Ankit Suri, and Yogesh Sharma Chapter 3. Unpacking the Mediating Effect of Innovation in the Link Between Technology Transfer and the Competitiveness of SMEs; Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi, Lindokuhle Senamile Ntuli, and Dalisu Mhlengi Mkhize Chapter 4. The Impact of Participation in Global Value Chains on the Enterprises’ Innovation Activities in the BRICS Countries; Mikhail Shatunov Chapter 5. Risk Management as a Critical Driver of Innovation Performance: Lessons from SMEs during the COVID-19 Crisis; Sharon Mandizha, Helper Zhou, and Fulufhelo Netswera Chapter 6. The Effects of Load Shedding on Small and Medium Enterprises in the Collins Chabane Local Municipality of Limpopo Province; Mkateko Vivian Mabunda Chapter 7. Breaking Barriers: Empowering BRICS Women Entrepreneurs through Social Media Innovation; Enathi Mbebe and Zukiswa Roboji Chapter 8. From Clicks to Cars: Social Media Marketing and Generation Y’s Awareness of Eco-friendly Vehicles in Durban; Evelyn Naidoo and Paballo Patience Ntobaki Chapter 9. The Role of Entrepreneurial Skills Development Curricula at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) on Student Self-Employability; Khulekani Christian Zikhali and Melanie Lourens Chapter 10. The Role of Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) In Employment Creation in South Africa; Light Ubisi and Tshifhiwa Prudence Matodzi Chapter 11. Sustainable Livelihood Strategies in Public Spaces: Insights from Urban Beachfront Areas in São Luís, Brazil; Renan Augusto Ramos, Livia Cangiano Antipon, and Nokonwaba Andiswa Gcume Chapter 12. An Adaptation of a Digitalisation Technology Based on Sustainable Development Regime in the Two-Sided Markets of the BRICS; Jiratha Chanmeesri Chapter 13. Leveraging Postharvest Technologies to Spur Entrepreneurship and Boost Food Security in the BRICS; Joseph Tendeukai Kunashe Ndondo and Gamuchirai Trever Musunda