Power and entrepreneurship

Audretsch, David B.; Fiedler, Antje

doi:10.1007/s11187-022-00660-3

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“…The study supports the works of Doces (2020) and Saha and Sen (2021) who empirically showed that democracy improves economic performance. This result is consistent with the findings of Acemoglu et al (2019) and the recent study by Farè et al (2023). These authors provided evidence that democracy has a positive impact on economic activities and that a democratised society encourages choices in business venturing and contributes to improvement in entrepreneurial behaviour (Knutsen, 2021).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Lehne et al (2014) opine that the political regime is an important determinant of institutions (Adserà & Boix, 2008). Political competition, as well as checks and balances embedded in a truly democratic system of government, reduce the tendencies of the government and entrepreneurs to exhibit rent-seeking behaviour (Farè et al, 2023; Goel & Nelson, 2021a). The public accountability element of democracy also creates transparency and makes the entrepreneurial environment friendly (Ajide, 2019; Olson, 2000).…”

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Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Does Democracy Matter?

Ajide

2023

The Journal of Entrepreneurship

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Previous studies on the relationship between institutions and entrepreneurship do not cover the relevance of democracy in strengthening the two variables. It is not clear whether democratic regimes promote entrepreneurship in Africa. This study contributes to the debate by examining the impact of democracy on entrepreneurship in Africa. It also provides fresh insights by analysing how democracy can strengthen the relationship between institutional quality and entrepreneurship. Panel data from 23 African nations over the period 2006–2018 is used for the study. The results based on the panel-spatial correlation consistent technique augmented with least square dummy variables (PSCC-LSDV) show that a democratic regime is more favourable for promoting entrepreneurship. Findings reveal that good institutions promote entrepreneurship, and democratic regimes strengthen the relationship. It is also found that democracy and institutional quality perform complementary roles in promoting entrepreneurship in Africa. The findings suggest that an African nation with a truly democratic system of government can encourage entrepreneurial activities within its economy by using the opportunity presented by democracy to strengthen its institutional quality.

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Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Does Democracy Matter?

Ajide

2023

The Journal of Entrepreneurship

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“…Therefore, the role of each implementing partner agreeing with the importance of GESI is expected to determine the best reflective and flexible solutions. This shows that entrepreneurial reports have pragmatically been very fruitful, as well as embrace the lens of economics, networks, cognition, and institutional sociology, although the role of power is still implicit (Audretsch & Fiedler, 2022). The relationship between green entrepreneurship theory, institutions, and sustainable development is also academically considered to be well established (Mishra et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and institutions as key drivers of green entrepreneurship

Prasetyo¹,

Azwardi²,

Kistanti³

2023

10.5267/j.ijdns

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This study aims to evaluate the roles of Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) and institutions, as drivers of green entrepreneurship and sustainable development goals (SDGs). A systematic and holistic integrated approach was used in encouraging the developmental processes, with both primary and secondary data qualitatively and quantitatively utilized. Mixed methods were also used through two phases, namely exploratory and explanatory design. The results showed that the role of GESI and community institutions encouraged the improvement of green entrepreneurship, whose role was one of the win-win solutions in mitigating the impact of global climate change and encouraging the achievement of the SDGs. Based on the limitations, the awareness of every individual was globally required on the importance of entrepreneurial trends. These results are expected to increase the knowledge and understanding of green entrepreneurship importance, as an alternative to contemporary global business.

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“…In the context of SME owners and entrepreneurs, this can be particularly challenging as by their nature many elites of this type are skilled negotiators who expect to be able to shape and influence social interactions (Artinger et al. , 2015; Audretsch and Fiedler, 2023). Critical reflection and discussions within the research team or with senior fellow academics may help preserving a distant position and applying a similar interview style throughout all the interview situations, can be seen as helpful strategies.…”

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“…The very nature of elites, for instance, their ability to be confident speakers (Stephens, 2007) or more generally their confidence, as they are used to the fact that their views and thoughts usually matter in the lives of other people (Ostrander, 1993) as well as the possibility of a power difference (Mikecz, 2012), implies that sometimes it could be hard for a researcher to preserve a critical distance to the participant and not to be too overly affected by the behaviour of some elites. In the context of SME owners and entrepreneurs, this can be particularly challenging as by their nature many elites of this type are skilled negotiators who expect to be able to shape and influence social interactions (Artinger et al, 2015;Audretsch and Fiedler, 2023). Critical reflection and discussions within the research team or with senior fellow academics may help preserving a distant position and applying a similar interview style throughout all the interview situations, can be seen as helpful strategies.…”

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An elite perspective on interviewing entrepreneurs – methodological considerations for the entrepreneurship field

Kraus¹,

Stokes²,

Moore³

et al. 2023

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PurposeElite interviewing is a well-established area of interview research methods. Nevertheless, the actual casting of an “elite” has been generally conducted in a prima facie or broad manner. A consideration of entrepreneurs and owner-managers as “elites” has been less profiled and received less attention, therefore the paper views the entrepreneurs and owner-managers as constituting a form of “local elite” within given and varying sectorial, regional and community boundaries. The authors argue that a consideration of entrepreneurs as “local elites” and transferring knowledge from an elite interviewing perspective may strongly support scholarly research in the entrepreneurship field.Design/methodology/approachThe study conducts a comprehensive narrative literature review of elite interviewing literature and transfers key methodological insights to the entrepreneurship field. The methodological contribution based on literature is complemented by experiences and observations from an extensive inductive interview study with over 30 entrepreneurs of German manufacturing Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) and are used to reflect on, and refine, interview research approaches with entrepreneurs.FindingsThe reflections and discussions in this paper provide valuable insights for other researchers conducting research in entrepreneurship domains regarding the power dynamics of negotiating access, procedural issues of interviews and thereby enhancing the quality of data.Originality/valueThe contribution to knowledge is mainly of a methodological nature. While the paper takes a novel act of recasting elite interviewing in the SME and entrepreneurship context, the paper methodologically contributes to the entrepreneurship and elite interview literature thereby facilitating higher quality interviews.

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Power and entrepreneurship

Cited by 18 publications

References 135 publications

Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Does Democracy Matter?

Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Does Democracy Matter?

Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and institutions as key drivers of green entrepreneurship

An elite perspective on interviewing entrepreneurs – methodological considerations for the entrepreneurship field

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