How do emerging economy SMEs develop Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE)? Emerging economies represent different institutional contexts to those found in developed economies. Currently our understanding of CE and its emergence is rooted in Western-based assumptions. Consequently, our understanding of the inter-relationship between the emerging economy institutional environments and the SME environment and how they shape corporate entrepreneurial process remains lacking. In response to such gaps in our understanding, this study draws on both Institutional and Contingency theories to explore how CE is developed among African SMEs. Drawing on evidence from four indepth case studies of Kenyan SMEs, our findings reveal a complex process wherein elements of the Kenyan institutional environment shape the internal organization and CE related activities of Kenyan SMEs. Our study extends and enriches previous models of CE and deepen our understanding of how and why context matters for CE.

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新兴经济体中小企业企业创业的发展：制度理论与权变理论的视角

新兴经济体中小企业如何发展企业企业家精神（CE）？新兴经济体代表了与发达经济体不同的制度环境。目前，我们对 CE 及其出现的理解植根于基于西方的假设。因此，我们对新兴经济制度环境和中小企业环境之间的相互关系以及它们如何塑造企业创业过程的理解仍然缺乏。针对我们理解上的这种差距，本研究利用制度和权变理论来探索非洲中小企业如何发展 CE。借鉴肯尼亚中小企业的四个深入案例研究的证据，我们的研究结果揭示了一个复杂的过程，其中肯尼亚制度环境的要素塑造了肯尼亚中小企业的内部组织和 CE 相关活动。我们的研究扩展和丰富了以前的 CE 模型，并加深了我们对环境如何以及为什么对 CE 很重要的理解。