ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to highlight the entrepreneurial exploits of an ethnic group within the African context. The research context is the Igbos in Eastern Nigeria who have been celebrated as the pinnacle of African entrepreneurship. The study also draws on the narratives of 25 experienced business owners, and the emerging data thematically analysed to identify key variables associated with transgenerational business legacies and succession. Additional insight on salient cultural and community nuances like the role of Di-okpara (first son), Umunna (sons of the land), Ikwu (members of a Kindred) and Umuada (daughters of the land) were unravelled through interview transcripts and validated by respondents. These insights inform a contribution to the discourse of ethnic or indigenous entrepreneurship, which has both theoretical and policy implications.

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伊格博人之间的跨代商业遗产和代际继承（尼日利亚）

摘要这项研究的主要目的是强调非洲背景下一个民族的创业成就。研究背景是尼日利亚东部的伊博族人，他们被誉为非洲企业家精神的巅峰之作。该研究还借鉴了25位经验丰富的企业主的叙述，并对新兴数据进行了专题分析，以识别与跨代企业遗产和继承相关的关键变量。通过访谈笔录对Di-okpara（长子）的角色，Umunna（土地的儿子），Ikwu（血统的成员）和Umuada（土地的女儿）的重要文化和社区细微差别进行了深入了解，并进行了验证由受访者。这些见识为民族或土著企业家精神的论述做出了贡献，