entrepreneurship & regional development

Episode 145 – Clara Douaihy – Structure and dynamics of a precarious entrepreneurial sub-ecosystem in a developed country

Episode 145
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Entrepreneurial ecosystem research increasingly recognizes the importance of sub-ecosystems, yet their dynamics in contexts of precarity remain underexplored. This article introduces the concept of precarious entrepreneurial sub-ecosystems and examines how entrepreneurship unfolds under conditions of resource scarcity and social vulnerability in Montpellier, France. By mobilizing a complex adaptive systems perspective, we develop a multilevel model…

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Episode 144 – Daniel Hjorth – Crafting social entrepreneuring: intra-sectional possibilities in responding to GBV

Episode 144
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The intersectional nature of gender-based violence (GBV) makes it unlikely that survivors can escape the socio-economic precarity that perpetuates this social ill. Current conceptualizations of the entrepreneurial process do not sufficiently account for the material constraints GBV survivors face in developing countries and/or in contexts of poverty, and as such, may not fully grasp their…

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Episode 143 – Mary Joy Baloyo – ‘They don’t waste money on women’: gendered entrepreneurial household dynamics and the total social organization of labour

Episode 143

This article examines gendered household dynamics and the organization of labour in Entrepreneurial Households (EHs), using Glucksumann’s Total Social Organization of Labour theory (TSOL). It challenges the perception of EHs as neutral spaces and argues that analysing households provides a more nuanced understanding of the gendered dynamics in households where a member is formally self-employed…

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Episode 142 – Moustafa Haj Youssef – The impact of Big Five Personality Traits on entrepreneurial orientation

Episode 142

Our study explores the interplay between the Big Five Personality Traits (B5-PT) and Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) among home and international entrepreneurs in the Middle East, focusing on Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Utilizing fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we investigate how different combinations of personality traits influence EO in distinct entrepreneurial contexts….

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Episode 141 – Olivier Toutain &Michela Loi & Matteo Opizzi – Entrepreneurial competencies in vocational education

Episode 141

This paper improves our understanding of how the teaching of entrepreneurial competencies is conceived in secondary school and how this relates to students’ employability. We conducted a qualitative investigation involving six French schools in the vocational training system preceding the university. From our interviews with alumni, teachers, pedagogical experts, school managers, and business owners, we…

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Episode 140 – Malin Tillmar & Steffen Korsgaard – Rural entrepreneurship: foundations and future directions during a time of transformation

Episode 140

This editorial examines entrepreneurship in rural areas, advocating for renewed interest due to global transformations, such as climate change and inequality, that challenge the traditional focus on urban-led economic growth. This article highlights the essential role of rural entrepreneurship in promoting sustainability, creating social value, and building resilience, thereby extending the field beyond mere economic…

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Episode 139 – Sosan Algahtani & James Cunningham – Gradually changing society: women entrepreneurs and institutional change in Saudi Arabia

Episode 139

In this article, we examine the emerging role of women entrepreneurs within changing socio-cultural institutions. The current literature presents limited insight on the processual dynamics of entrepreneurship among socio-cultural change, and so we adopt an inductive theory-building approach, drawing on the concept of institutional entrepreneurship. From this, we see the interaction of women’s entrepreneurial practices…

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Episode 138 – Andrew Greenman – Grow to last or grow to sell? Strategy making and narrative identity refocussing in business support programmes

Episode 138

Venture growth creates tensions that, in turn, cause entrepreneurial identities (EI) to evolve as entrepreneurs have to engage with new forms of strategic thinking in order to scale up. However, little is known about how these tensions inform emergent entrepreneurial identity work and its consequences, as entrepreneurs reorganize ventures for growth. We explore this issue…

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Episode 136 – Mary Kathleen Burke – City of ‘social saints’: the role of place in driving impact entrepreneurship in Turin, Italy

Episode 136

This paper theorizes impact entrepreneurship (IE) in relation to place by examining dynamics at the individual, community, and organizational levels. While existing IE literature emphasizes entrepreneurship aimed at addressing grand challenges, it often adopts an aggregate view that overlooks how locally embedded entrepreneurs access and mobilize social and economic resources. We introduce a novel, multidimensional…

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Episode 135 – Diego Matricano – Innovative start-ups and local development: an investigation of the relevance of entrepreneurs’ age in rural vs. urban areas

Episode 135

Multi-faceted approaches are mandatory to advance entrepreneurship research. This is especially true when scholars investigate the effect of entrepreneurship on local development. In this case, scholars usually rely on the nexus ‘entrepreneurial profile/context’. In line with the above and the principles of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), a European policy aiming to…

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