TENDERPRENEURSHIP: AN APPRAISAL OF THE NATURE OF STATE-DEPENDENT CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NAMIBIA

This paper answers the question “to what extend the tenderpreneurship contribute to the developing countries ‘economy and to the behavioral practices of companies that had a bottom line solely based on the acquisition of tenders as well?This exploratory study of the business environment and opportunities generated by tenders in Namibia, analyzes the dialogue space between tenderpreneurship and entrepreneurship. It shows the usefulness of the public policies responsible for the corruption, unemployment, wait-and-see behaviors of the complicit companies that lead the practices of tenderpreneurship.