WJEMSD · Vol 16, No 4 · 2020

A generation of bricoleurs: digital entrepreneurship in Kenya, Jenna Grzeslo

Jenna Grzeslo
Independent Researcher, Springfield, Massachusetts
USA
Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore how the uptake of digital technologies influences youth entrepreneurship in Kenya.

Design/Methodology/Approach

This study utilizes 28 semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs age 21–35 in Nairobi, Kenya. Interview transcripts were analyzed using open- and closed-coding.

Findings

Millennial entrepreneurs embrace change and challenges by harnessing mobile technologies and social media. In doing so, they are engaging in what French sociologist Lévi-Strauss called “bricolage,” or “making do with what's at hand.”

Original/Value of the Paper

This study explores a unique segment of entrepreneurs, Millennials in Kenya and identified the ways in which digital entrepreneurship represents a form of bricolage.

Keywords
Youth entrepreneurshipDigital entrepreneurshipTechnology adoptionBricolage
Citation

Grzeslo, J. (2020), "A generation of bricoleurs: digital entrepreneurship in Kenya", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 403-412. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2019-0078