A Theory of Local Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy

Julien, Pierre–André

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“…Rather, our findings suggest that in most cases their particular start-up effort was not much affected by the macroeconomic crisis and that they therefore went on with (emerging) "business as usual" right through it. It is conceivable that the challenge of a macroeconomic crisis is manageable for nascent entrepreneurs because many start-ups efforts are locally anchored and only indirectly affected by global-and national level developments (Julien, 2007). Indeed, in the nascent stage they are not yet fully integrated in the economy at all.…”

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Much Ado about Nothing? The Surprising Persistence of Nascent Entrepreneurs through Macroeconomic Crisis

Davidsson

Gordon

2016

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

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We hypothesize that a major macroeconomic crisis triggers four alternative responses among nascent entrepreneurs: disengagement, delay, compensation, and adaptation. We also suggest that commitment and ambition (or “high potential”) moderate these responses. Our most important finding is the relative absence of behavioral crisis responses. However, crises may make high–tech founders become more likely to disengage, whereas the opposite holds for founders far into the process. Our study sheds light on the mechanisms behind aggregate effects of crises on the number and type of start–ups in an economy, and can guide future research on the effect of crises on nascent entrepreneurship.

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Section: Insights Into the Interpretation Of Observed Vulnerability Amentioning

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Much Ado about Nothing? The Surprising Persistence of Nascent Entrepreneurs through Macroeconomic Crisis

Davidsson

Gordon

2016

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

170

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“…The immediate environment, culture, history and relations with for example family, networks, and role models play an important role for entrepreneurship (Julien, 2007). Hence, entrepreneurship highly depends on the socio-political, socio-material and sociocultural context in which it is created (Aldrich and Ruef, 2006;Anderson, 2000).…”

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Entrepreneurship as Everyday Practice: Towards a Personalized Pedagogy of Enterprise Education

Blenker¹,

Frederiksen²,

Korsgaard³

et al. 2012

Industry and Higher Education

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Adopting the perspective of ‘entrepreneurship as an everyday practice’ in education, the authors conceptualize opportunities as arising from the everyday practice of individuals. Opportunities are thus seen as emanating from the individual entrepreneur's ability to disclose anomalies and disharmonies in their personal life. The paper illustrates how opportunities unfold depending on regional differences, local heritage and gender, to show how entrepreneurship education must take into account differences in context, culture and circumstance. Rather than perceiving entrepreneurship education as universalistic and searching for a generally applicable teaching approach, the authors argue that there is a need to tailor entrepreneurship education to the particular. They therefore propose that the pedagogy of entrepreneurship education should be personalized and they build a conceptual framework that contrasts two opposing views of entrepreneurship education: ‘universalistic’ and ‘idiosyncratic’. Following this distinction, they explore how different elements of entrepreneurship education may be fitted to the particular needs of each individual learner. This insight is relevant for didactic reflections on single entrepreneurship courses and for the construction of an entrepreneurship education curriculum.

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“…The logic of effectuation has a sociological bias and posits a holistic theory (Bygrave and Hofer 1991;Bull and Willard 1993;Julien 2007;Sarasvathy 2013). It asserts that entrepreneurs are important actors in development but takes into consideration that each entrepreneur realizes entrepreneurship differently and that the conditions for performing entrepreneurship will depend on the context.…”

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Entrepreneurship in the Favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro: A Critical Approach

Pereira

Bartholo

Silva

et al. 2017

Lat. American Res. Rev.

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This article explores the reality of entrepreneurship in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. It contrasts the prescriptions of federal and state training programs and support policies for entrepreneurship with the reality of the practice of entrepreneurial activities in Rocinha. It shows that the logic of effectuation can explain microentrepreneurial trajectories in favelas, expanding its original reach from expert entrepreneurs in large firms. It also exposes the severe shortcomings in the training programs and support policies of the Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (SEBRAE). It points to the urgency of reform of the very foundation of entrepreneurship policies in favelas.O artigo explora a realidade do empreendedorismo na favela da Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. Ele contrasta as prescrições dos programas e políticas de apoio ao empreendedorismo do governo federal e estadual com a realidade da prática das atividades de empreendedorismo na Rocinha. O artigo mostra que a lógica da efeituação, ou effectuation, pode explicar as trajetórias dos microempreendedores nas favelas, expandindo sua abrangência original desde empreendedores experientes em grandes firmas. O artigo também expõe severas limitações nos programas de treinamento e políticas de apoio do Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio aos Micro e Pequenos Negócios (SEBRAE). O texto aponta para a urgência na reforma das fundações das políticas para empreendedorismo em favelas.

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A Theory of Local Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy

Cited by 75 publications

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Much Ado about Nothing? The Surprising Persistence of Nascent Entrepreneurs through Macroeconomic Crisis

Much Ado about Nothing? The Surprising Persistence of Nascent Entrepreneurs through Macroeconomic Crisis

Entrepreneurship as Everyday Practice: Towards a Personalized Pedagogy of Enterprise Education

Entrepreneurship in the Favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro: A Critical Approach

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