Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Scott, Jonathan M.; Sinha, Paresha; Gibb, Jenny; Akoorie, Michèle E.M.

doi:10.4337/9781788973717.00006

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“…The foremost reasons for this unapplicability are that emerging economies in the South Asia are unique 'heterogeneous economies' as these differ significantly in terms of their cultural contexts, business environment and government rules and regulations (Lawrence and Tar, 2010) and thus require more culturally aligned relevant strategies (Lim and Trakulmaykee, 2018). Earlier studies problematize the application of theories that do not fit the respective phenomena and context (Baker and Welter, 2018;Welter, Baker and Wirsching, 2019) of emerging economies (Bruton, Ahlstrom and Obloj, 2008;Scott et al, 2020); however, little attention was paid to understand why these theories do not fit in the emerging context. Most of SMEs in Pakistan as well as across the globe are managed and controlled by single owner-manager.…”

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Dynamic contextual factors, individual agency and adoption of e-commerce in SMEs

Nazir¹,

Khan²

2023

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This article provides an explanation of how dynamic contextual factors and individual agency influence the adoption of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan. Eight multiple qualitative case studies were undertaken, involving 24 face-to-face semi-structured interviews and were thematically analysed using NVivo. This study found that the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) factors and additional extended micro-level (individual agency) factors strongly influenced the adoption of e-commerce practices by the managers of Pakistani SMEs. Managers need to address factors such as digital readiness, recruiting of skilled ICT expertise, reluctance of customers to switch their preference from traditional business selling methods to e-commerce, obtaining government and local institutional support, and recognizing the characteristics and individual agency of their owner-managers. On top of these factors, there is a strong need to improve the Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in order for manager to prepare for and to embrace the e-commerce practices in their respective companies. This article extends Tornatzky and Fleischer’s TOE framework by adding the micro-level context of individual agency. Additionally, this article proposes practical implications for policymakers, governments, and local business support agencies.

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Dynamic contextual factors, individual agency and adoption of e-commerce in SMEs

Nazir¹,

Khan²

2023

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“…While most of the government initiatives and solutions have been found to create a limited impact on reducing poverty, entrepreneurship and new ventures can more or less serve as an effective solution to poverty around the world (Ahlstrom, 2010;Alvarez, Barney, & Newman, 2015;Bruton et al, 2015). However, compared to entrepreneurs in developed economies, entrepreneurs in emerging economies do not just deal with resource constraints but also other obstacles, such as political instability and underdeveloped rule enforcement mechanisms, which hinder the development of venture capital and crowdfunding mechanisms (Scott, Sinha, Gibb, & Akoorie, 2020). Still, research on financing methods other than venture capital and crowdfunding of entrepreneurs in developing countries is limited.…”

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Western ideological homogeneity in entrepreneurial finance research: Evidence from highly cited publications

Nguyen¹,

Pham²,

Huyền³

et al. 2020

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Entrepreneurs play crucial roles in global sustainable development, but limited financial resources constrain their performance and survival rate. Entrepreneurial finance discipline is, therefore, born to explore the connection between finance and entrepreneurship. Despite the global presence of entrepreneurship, the literature of entrepreneurial finance is suspected to be Western ideologically homogenous. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the existence of Western ideological homogeneity in entrepreneurial finance literature. Employing the mindsponge mechanism and bibliometric analyses (Y-index and social structure), we analyze 412 highly cited publications extracted from Web of Science database and find Western ideological dominance as well as weak tolerance towards heterogeneity in the set of core ideologies of entrepreneurial finance. These results are consistent across author-, institution-, and country-levels, which reveals strong evidence for the existence of Western ideological homogeneity in the field. We recommend editors, reviewers, and authors to have proactive actions to diversify research topics and enhancing knowledge exchange to avoid the shortfalls of ideological homogeneity. Moreover, the synthesis of mindsponge mechanism and bibliometric analyses are suggested as a possible way to evaluate the state of ideological diversity in other scientific disciplines.

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Theoretical, Policy, and Managerial Implications for Entrepreneurial Practice in Africa

Adae,

Rambe,

Twum

et al. 2023

Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development in Africa

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Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Cited by 6 publications

References 73 publications

Dynamic contextual factors, individual agency and adoption of e-commerce in SMEs

Dynamic contextual factors, individual agency and adoption of e-commerce in SMEs

Western ideological homogeneity in entrepreneurial finance research: Evidence from highly cited publications

Theoretical, Policy, and Managerial Implications for Entrepreneurial Practice in Africa

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