Formal versus informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies: The roles of governance and the financial sector

Omri, Anis

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.027

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“…The variable "unemployment decrease" depends on the following factors with their respective means (the minimum value being 1, and the maximum one 7): As for the strengths of entrepreneurship, Ecuadorean entrepreneurs stand out for adopting a transversal approach to firm creation. This strength fits in with the arguments suggested by Omri (2020) to succeed in entrepreneurship. Practical training is scored next, followed by state support in third place.…”

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Entrepreneurship as seen by entrepreneurs in a developing country

Mendoza

Llopis

Gascó

et al. 2021

Journal of Business Research

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Entrepreneurship in developed countries has been the focus of research in countless studies but very few studies have been dedicated to entrepreneurship in developing countries. Within an analysis of entrepreneurship in Latin America, this work focuses on Ecuador and its economic figures, along with the current situation in terms of research on entrepreneurship in the country. It was impossible for us to find nationwide studies about firm creation which have current Ecuadorean entrepreneurs as their direct target population. Hence our decision to collect the opinions of 132 entrepreneurs from all over Ecuador and ask them about the advantages and disadvantages of being an entrepreneur, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Their answers provided us not only with the basis to carry out descriptive statistics, correlation, factor, and cluster identification analyses but also to develop an explanatory model for the potential reduction of unemployment thanks to entrepreneurs' characteristics.

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Section: Table 3 Heresupporting

confidence: 88%

Entrepreneurship as seen by entrepreneurs in a developing country

Mendoza

Llopis

Gascó

et al. 2021

Journal of Business Research

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“…Como o empreendedorismo do setor informal tornou-se uma subdisciplina proeminente no campo do empreendedorismo (Ferreira et al, 2019), a literatura sobre o tema tem se expandido rapidamente, especialmente em relação aos seus impactos no ambiente de negócios mais amplo (Afreh et al, 2019;Berdiev et al, 2020;Coletto & Bisschop, 2017;Dana, 2001Dana, , 2010Dana, , 2013Ilias et al, 2020;Khan & Quaddus, 2015;Mróz, 2012Omri, 2020Ram et al, 2017;Webb et al, 2009Webb et al, , 2013Williams, 2018). Até agora, foram realizados estudos sobre quais tipos de negócios participam do setor informal (Thai & Turkina, 2014;Williams & Horodnic, 2016;Williams & Martinez-Perez, 2014), se os proprietários são motivados por necessidade e/ou por oportunidades (Maloney, 2004;Perry & Maloney, 2007), a variada extensão em que as empresas operam no setor informal (Autio & Fu, 2015) e como explicar sua prevalência (Dau & Cuervo-Cazurra, 2014;Siqueira et al, 2016).…”

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“…Toda sociedade tem, tanto instituições formais (ou seja, leis e regulamentos) que são as regras legais do jogo, bem como instituições informais que são as regras não escritas socialmente compartilhadas, mas aceitáveis (Denzau & North, 1994;Helmke & Levitsky, 2004). O empreendedorismo informal ocorre fora do jogo das regras formais, mas dentro das normas, valores e crenças das instituições informais (Godfrey, 2011;Horodnic, 2018;Horodnic & Williams, 2019, 2020Kistruck et al, 2015;Siqueira et al, 2016;Webb et al, 2009Webb et al, , 2013Webb et al, , 2014Welter et al, 2015). Assim, o empreendedorismo informal surge quando há assimetria entre as leis e regulamentos das instituições formais e as normas, valores e crenças das instituições informais (Dau & Cuervo-Cazurra, 2014;Godfrey, 2015;Sutter et al, 2017;Thai & Turkina, 2014;Vu, 2014;Webb & Ireland, 2015;.…”

Section: Teorizando Sobre a Competição Do Setor Informalunclassified

Why do Informal Sector Competitors Hinder Formal Entrepreneurs More in Some Countries?

Williams

2020

REGEPE Entrep. Small Bus. J.

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Objetivo: avaliar as diferentes explicações oferecidas por teorias concorrentes para os competidores do setor informal serem vistos como prejudicando mais os empreenderes formais em uns países do que em outros. Background Teórico: diversas teorias explicam as variações entre países como determinadas por: subdesenvolvimento econômico (teoria da modernização); excesso de interferência governamental e impostos elevados (teoria neoliberal); pouca intervenção governamental (teoria da política econômica), ou assimetria entre as leis e regulamentos das instituições formais e as perspectivas dos empreendedores sobre a aceitação da participação deles dentro economia informal (teoria institucional). Método: para avaliar essas teorias, o método utilizado foi o de análise de dados do World Bank Enterprise Survey abrangendo 31países da América Latina e do Caribe, por meio da análise probit de regressão binária. Principais Resultados: os achados mostram diferenças significativas entre países, variando de 58,1% de empreendedores na Bolívia que percebem a concorrência do setor informal como um importante obstáculo até 11,1% na Dominica. A análise probit de regressão binária confirma as teorias da modernização e institucionais, confirma parcialmente a teoria da política econômica, mas refuta a teoria neoliberal. Contribuição Teórica: o artigo oferece uma discussão das implicações para as teorias e as iniciativas políticas necessárias para reduzir a concorrência do setor informal. Palavras-chave: Empreendedorismo. Economia informal. Desenvolvimento econômico. Economia do desenvolvimento. América Latina e Caribe.

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“…These numbers point to the significant role of the informal sector in creating jobs. The informal economy exists in all countries around the globe, but its magnitude is higher in developing countries than developed ones (Omri, 2020). According to ILO, nations with the highest incidence of the informal sector in Africa include Egypt, Ivory Coast, and Namibia.…”

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Effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors: inbound tour operators’ perspective

Mwesiumo

Abdalla

Öztüren

et al. 2021

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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This paper develops and tests a conceptual model to examine the effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors. Drawing on a sample of 130 inbound tour operators, structural path analysis shows that the perceived threat of informal actors is positively associated with the formal actors' service quality and customer acquisition efforts, which subsequently are positively associated with an increase in business performance. The perceived threat of informal actors appears to increase business performance only through its influence on service quality and customer acquisition efforts. Based on the findings, actionable recommendations are provided.

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Formal versus informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies: The roles of governance and the financial sector

Cited by 131 publications

References 68 publications

Entrepreneurship as seen by entrepreneurs in a developing country

Entrepreneurship as seen by entrepreneurs in a developing country

Why do Informal Sector Competitors Hinder Formal Entrepreneurs More in Some Countries?

Effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors: inbound tour operators’ perspective

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