High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Firm Informality and Contextualization of Resource-Based Theory

Siqueira, Ana Cristina O.; Bruton, Garry D.

doi:10.1109/tem.2009.2028323

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“…Therefore, the prevalence of traditional and mature sectors makes these contexts less fertile for innovation-driven entrepreneurship. According to Siqueira and Bruton (2010), high-technology entrepreneurship in emerging economies is subject to greater resource constraints and higher levels of informality than in advanced countries. These two factors are likely to mitigate any possible positive effect of technology investments on firm performance.…”

Section: Technological Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Quatraro¹,

Vivarelli²

2014

World Bank Res Obs

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The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the "state of the art" in entrepreneurial studies, with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically discussed, then moving to the institutional, macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions affecting the entry of new firms and the post-entry performance of newborn firms.

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Section: Technological Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Quatraro¹,

Vivarelli²

2014

World Bank Res Obs

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“…Informal‐sector activities now include more technologically advanced manufacturing and service operations (Adom and Williams ; Jones et al . , ; Lee and Hung ; Siqueira and Bruton ), unlike unsophisticated operations such as street‐vending, hawking and shoe‐shining identified in earlier studies (Hart ; ILO ), and which arguably dominate academic and public perception of the sector. This has led to a renewed interest in informal‐sector studies (e.g.…”

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“…; Nelson ). However, highly educated participants have been found in some developing countries (Adom and Williams ; Lubell ; Siqueira and Bruton ).…”

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The Informal Sector: A Review and Agenda for Management Research

Darbi

Hall

Knott

2016

Int J Management Reviews

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Despite its connotations of non-compliance, illegality, social exploitation and marginality, the informal sector is a substantial contributor to economic life in developing countries and, increasingly, in more technologically advanced activities. Its prevalence in developed economies has also become more widely recognized. In light of its significance, this paper reviews research on the informal sector from a management and organization scholarship perspective, rather than from an entrepreneurship view, as has been the focus until now. It sets out the atypical management practices that are inherent in the sector, explores the under-researched relationship between formal and informal firms, and highlights definitional, conceptual and other limitations in extant research. As a step in resolving these issues, the authors present a conceptual model of formality and informality in a three-dimensional framework that highlights an organizational infrastructure dimension, a view of firms operating along a continuum, and a multi-level analytical context. Building on this, the authors detail opportunities for enhanced appreciation of in situ management and organizational practices in the informal sector and outline tools for pursuing a management and organization scholarship agenda. Overall, the authors argue that management scholarship has great potential to improve understanding of the informal sector, and that the informal sector provides opportunities to advance management theory, research and practice.

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“…Actually, entrepreneurial dynamics in DC is more likely to occur in sectors which are far from the technological frontier; therefore, the prevalence of traditional and mature sectors makes these contexts less fertile for innovation-driven entrepreneurship. According to Siqueira and Bruton (2010), hightechnology entrepreneurship in emerging economies is subject to greater resource constraints and higher levels of informality than in advanced countries. These two factors are likely to mitigate any possible positive effect of technology investments on firm performance.…”

Section: Technological Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Quatraro¹,

Vivarelli²

2014

Policy Research Working Papers

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High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Firm Informality and Contextualization of Resource-Based Theory

Cited by 61 publications

References 48 publications

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

The Informal Sector: A Review and Agenda for Management Research

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

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