The Role of Context for Theory Development: Evidence From Entrepreneurship Research on Russia

Shirokova, Galina; Beliaeva, Tatiana; Manolova, Tatiana S.

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“…Our findings imply that accounting for context and boundary constraints is important for a better understanding and explanation of the entrepreneurial gender gap. Hence, considering such contextual constraints strengthens the theoretical contribution of this article (Shirokova et al, 2022; Welter et al, 2019).…”

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The entrepreneurial gender gap: The role of in-group support and national embeddedness values in young women’s entrepreneurship

Weiss¹,

Anisimova

Shirokova

et al. 2023

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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This article uses a global multilevel sample to advance our understanding of the gender gap in youth entrepreneurship by investigating the joint moderating influence of in-group support and national embeddedness values on young women’s entrepreneurial activity relative to that of young men. Based on a mixed embeddedness theoretical lens, our moderation analysis demonstrates the importance of in-group support in narrowing the gender gap in youth entrepreneurship. Moreover, in-group support enhances young women’s entrepreneurship vis-à-vis that of young men primarily in countries with strong embeddedness values. Our findings contribute to the entrepreneurial gender gap literature as well as to the comparative entrepreneurship literature, by providing evidence of the joint role of micro-level and macro-level cultural layers in reducing the entrepreneurial gender gap. Implications for theory, practice and policy are provided.

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confidence: 76%

The entrepreneurial gender gap: The role of in-group support and national embeddedness values in young women’s entrepreneurship

Weiss¹,

Anisimova

Shirokova

et al. 2023

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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“…Overall, the goal of this paper consists in providing a broader reflection of forms, reasons and constraints of entrepreneurial activities of academic faculties under fragile institutional settings, using the mixed embeddedness approach to agency and its institutional frame. According to Shirokova et al. (2023), the incremental knowledge of our findings should be classified as belonging to Quadrant 3, i.e.…”

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Entrepreneurship in and around academia: evidence from Russia

Chepurenko,

Butryumova,

Chernysheva

et al. 2023

IJSSP

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PurposeThis paper deals with types and actors of entrepreneurship in and around academia in Russia, as well as with institutional settings of the entrepreneurial activity of academic faculty.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a series of semi-structured interviews using the purposive snowball method (2022–2023). The respondents are either engaged in different kinds of entrepreneurship in and outside universities in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod or experts in entrepreneurship in and around academia.FindingsA double mixed embeddedness driven approach to the typology of diverse forms of entrepreneurship in and around academia are shown in the context of the temporality as well as of the micro-, meso- and macro-level institutions, such as the low demand in innovations in the economy; uncertainty of property rights; limited interest of university administration in academic entrepreneurs or its focus solely on students' entrepreneurship; and necessity entrepreneurship motives on the micro-level. The research limitations of the study are the small number of observations and the localisation of the panel in only one country.Research limitations/implicationsThe research limitations of the study are the small number of observations and the localisation of the panel in only one country.Practical implicationsThe “Special Military Operation” and its consequences would hinder bottom-up academic entrepreneurship in the country, while pushing universities to launch R&D with the big industry, and forcing many faculties to non-academic entrepreneurship.Originality/valueFor the first time, the broad variety of entrepreneurial activities of academic staff including the specifics of non-classical forms of entrepreneurship in and around academia and their embeddedness into different contexts are discussed.

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“…Despite the combined efforts of numerous scholars and policymakers to promote entrepreneurship as a universal tool for self-development among Indigenous peoples, the lack of specificity has hindered the success of such initiatives so far (Salmon, Chavez, and Murphy 2021). Even though recent research has highlighted the impact of context on the emergence, growth, and decline of business ventures (Shirokova, Beliaeva, and Manolova 2022), context-sensitive comparisons in Indigenous entrepreneurship remain few and far between (Scheyvens et al 2021). However, contexts matter as they influence the thoughts, emotions, and behaviours of entrepreneurs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…By providing a multi-context perspective of entrepreneurship in place, we help to push the place approach to entrepreneurship forward by highlighting both the 'objective' and 'subjective' nature of place (Welter, Baker, and Wirsching 2019). In this sense, we argue that the interaction between entrepreneurship and place should be accounted for as essential for sensitizing our theorization and setting the boundaries of its generalizability across different backgrounds and groups of people (Shirokova, Beliaeva, and Manolova 2022).…”

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Contextualizing indigenous venturing: emerging insights for context-based indigenous entrepreneurship research

Barros Celume

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We have a limited understanding of entrepreneurship beyond Western developed contexts. Commonly, mainstream entrepreneurship research relies on assumptions which do not always hold across different segments of the population, such as Indigenous peoples , a still marginalized and under researched segment of society . D espite its relevance for emancipation , economic independence, and sustainable development among Indigenous communities worldwide, Indigenous entrepreneurship remains largely understudied in our field . Therefore , in this doctoral thesis composed of two research articles, I examine some underexplored aspects of Indigenous venturing, focusing on the cultural backgrounds and contextual specificities in which Indigenous entrepreneurship takes place . In doing so, I seek to stress the need for more inclusive research, urging a reconsideration of some of our common knowledge and taken for granted entrepreneurial perspectives. In the first article of this dissertation , I explore the interface between Indigenous entrepreneurship and place, considering both the 'material' and 'socially constructed' dimensions of place. Specifically, I examine Latin American Indigenous individuals from different ethnicities, engaging in venturing across urban, remote, and rural locations. My findings put into perspective the key influence of place in Indigenous venturing , ranging from deeply embedded and relational ventures in remote settings to Western influenced business approaches within urban areas . Overall, I contribute with an empirical typology that provides a more detailed understanding of the context laden and highly idiosyncratic nature of Indigenous entrepreneurship , focusing on the emergence, orientation, main outcomes, and constraints among Indigenous ventures from different places and groups of people Building on embeddedness theory, in the second chapter of this dissertation I seek to gain new insights into the embedding process among Indigenous entrepreneurs migrating from their native settlements into urban environments . M y findings reveal that migrant Indigenous entrepreneurs engage in distinct ive prosocial and sustainable ventures, bringing their context laden traditions, beliefs, and values to the urban realm through their businesses . Based on this evidence , I showcas e the pivotal role that their home contexts play in the ir agentic embedding wi thin host contexts . I also contribut e to a multi contextual understanding of embeddedness, considering both distal and proximal contexts at a time.

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The Role of Context for Theory Development: Evidence From Entrepreneurship Research on Russia

Cited by 5 publications

References 147 publications

The entrepreneurial gender gap: The role of in-group support and national embeddedness values in young women’s entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurial gender gap: The role of in-group support and national embeddedness values in young women’s entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in and around academia: evidence from Russia

Contextualizing indigenous venturing: emerging insights for context-based indigenous entrepreneurship research

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