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Successful firms in Cameroon develop sophisticated capabilities to navigate and leverage both formal and informal institutional systems, which is essential for their growth. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to understand the institutional challenges that enterprises face and the strategies they employ to achieve growth in Cameroon.

March 13, 2026Open Access

Navigating the Institutional Terrain: A Qualitative Analysis of Enterprise Challenges and Growth Trajectories in Cameroon (2000–2026)

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This research aims to understand the institutional challenges that enterprises face and the strategies they employ to achieve growth in Cameroon.
Utilized a longitudinal qualitative design.
Conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 42 founders and senior managers.
Supplemented interviews with documentary analysis of company records.
Employed thematic analysis using an abductive approach.
Over 80% of participants relied on informal networks to navigate bureaucratic challenges.
Successful firms developed a hybrid strategy combining formal compliance and informal relationships.
Enterprise growth depended on the ability to maneuver within dual formal-informal institutional systems.
Adaptive navigation emerged as a core competitive competency for enterprises.

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Qualitative analysis reveals hybrid strategies for enterprise growth in Cameroon, suggesting ways to improve institutional frameworks.

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Tchouassi et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3acb202a1e69014cceacd https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18946866

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Navigating the Institutional Terrain: A Qualitative Analysis of Enterprise Challenges and Growth Trajectories in Cameroon (2000–2026)

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Navigating the Institutional Terrain: A Qualitative Analysis of Enterprise Challenges and Growth Trajectories in Cameroon (2000–2026)

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