Groups Matter: Social Embeddedness of Entrepreneurial Activity

Stamm, Isabell

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61619-9_17

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“…Although the literature on embeddedness finds its origins in classic authors, such as Polanyi (2001), it was from the classic article by Granovetter (1985), considered the founder of the "New Economic Sociology," those reflections on the topic gained particular importance (Corrêa et al, 2022;Stamm, 2021). The author reinterpreted the concept of "social embeddedness," defending the idea that the network relationships in which the entrepreneur is embedded influence all actions, including economic ones (Corrêa et al, 2022;Stamm, 2021). According to Granovetter (1985), behaviors and institutions are compelled by ongoing social relationships and interpreting them as independent elements is a profound misunderstanding.…”

Section: Social and Spatial Embeddedness In Rural Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Influence of social and spatial embeddedness on rural entrepreneurship in the Amazon: a study with a Brazilian tribe' enterprising Indians

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Abreu

Vivaldini

et al. 2023

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of social and spatial embeddedness on indigenous rural entrepreneurship in Amazon/Brazil. Rural entrepreneurship has increased in recent years. Some studies have focused on the relevance of spatial embeddedness in understanding this phenomenon, whereas others have highlighted the importance of social embeddedness. Although some scholars have associated both construct dimensions to understand rural entrepreneurship in developed economies, such an association remains scarce when considering both emerging and developing contexts. Design/methodology/approach The strategy was qualitative, using the integrated case study method. The case was the Paiter-Suruí indigenous tribe in the Amazon region, Brazil, recognized for the entrepreneurship of their community. Fourteen indigenous rural entrepreneurs participated in the study. Findings Field data show that entrepreneurs embed themselves in dense social networks that influence their decisions, including those involving the creation of enterprises. In addition, entrepreneurs are deeply embedded in rural territoriality (spatial), impacting how they create and seek to develop their own ventures. Originality/value The study of an empirical context that is still poorly explored has made two main contributions to the social and spatial embeddedness literature. First, evidence shows social influence on spatial embeddedness and vice versa, suggesting the need to integrate both perspectives. Second, this study contributes to the literature on rural entrepreneurship by shedding light on novel strategies for developing such enterprises. In addition, this study emphasizes the relevance of investigating the challenges that hinder rural entrepreneurial development in emerging and developing contexts.

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Section: Social and Spatial Embeddedness In Rural Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of social and spatial embeddedness on rural entrepreneurship in the Amazon: a study with a Brazilian tribe' enterprising Indians

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Abreu

Vivaldini

et al. 2023

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“…In comparison with well-studied forms of collective agency, small group-which is a crucial aspect of the institutional environment of entrepreneurial activity-is the least explored type in institutional studies, and has not received systematic attention in the literature, because of the focused attention of the research community has been on other units of analysis such as markets, networks, and organizations (Stamm, 2021).…”

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“…In other words, small group is a kind of an interactive space , in which diverse actors interact and engage in understanding each other's perspectives and interests and negotiating shared perspectives, and their efforts begin to jointly co‐create alternative proto‐institutions with the potential to become institutionally embedded (van Wijk et al, 2019). In short, small group is a small number of individuals providing financial, timely, and emotional contributions in the process of entrepreneurship and agency (Ruef, 2010; Stamm, 2021). An often‐cited example of the small group are the small ethnic groups of migrant entrepreneurs (Lehrer & Celo, 2016).…”

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Bio‐pharma in Iran: Escaping the middle‐income trap

Babaee

Miremadi

Mashayekhi

2022

Development Policy Review

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Motivation: Neither state planning nor economic liberalization has allowed developing economies to escape from the middle-income trap, owing mainly to institutional voids and hindering institutions. We need another explanation for development and the emergence of new institutions. Purpose: How have biopharmaceutical enterprises emerged in Iran, despite the obstacles faced? Can the collaborative agency of small groups of actors who know each other create new institutions and hence the conditions for biopharmaceutical firms to emerge? If so, who participates in such small groups, and how do they operate? Methods and approach: We interviewed 29 key participants and stakeholders in the Iranian bio-pharma industry. We used grounded theory to identify key themes. Findings: Bio-pharma emerged owing to the efforts of a small group who successfully worked together to master the technology, to overcome institutional obstacles and widespread scepticism within Iran, and thereby to create new firms manufacturing biopharmaceuticals. The group succeeded because it was morally committed to creating the industry; it proceeded pragmatically, experimenting and learning; and leadership was shared and collective. Policy implications: In this case, we see the inverse of a top-down process where government acts as principal and firms act as agents. Instead, strategic collaboration across government, university and firms, in a process of trial and error, has been able to make great progress to overcome obstacles to technical innovation that seem daunting for a middle-income country.

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Group conditions for entrepreneurial visions: role confidence, hierarchical congruences, and the imagining of future in entrepreneurial groups

Stamm

Gutzeit

2021

Small Bus Econ

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An essential part of entrepreneurial activity is the drafting and narrating of an entrepreneurial vision. This study is premised on the observation that entrepreneurial groups form an interaction arena for the practice of imagining the future and asks how the content of entrepreneurial visions is shaped by the conditions of the group. Taking an entrepreneurship-as-practice lens, which we enrich with sociological theory on the future (Beckert) and small groups (Fine), we engage in an in-depth case study of 12 entrepreneurial groups. We show how the content of entrepreneurial visions is configured by four elements (i.e., fictional expectation for the business or the group; future orientation that is continuing or divergent) and name two group conditions (i.e., role confidence and hierarchical congruence) that direct their configuration. We propose that lacking role confidence can impede thinking about the future of a business and that narrative hierarchies that challenge structural hierarchies can open a window for divergent future orientation. This study contributes to a novel theoretical understanding of where entrepreneurial visions come from by emphasizing politics of expectations within groups and calling to consider group conditions as a relevant context for entrepreneurial visions.

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Groups Matter: Social Embeddedness of Entrepreneurial Activity

Cited by 4 publications

References 80 publications

Influence of social and spatial embeddedness on rural entrepreneurship in the Amazon: a study with a Brazilian tribe' enterprising Indians

Influence of social and spatial embeddedness on rural entrepreneurship in the Amazon: a study with a Brazilian tribe' enterprising Indians

Bio‐pharma in Iran: Escaping the middle‐income trap

Group conditions for entrepreneurial visions: role confidence, hierarchical congruences, and the imagining of future in entrepreneurial groups

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