Religious institutions and entrepreneurship

Zelekha, Yaron; Avnimelech, Gil; Sharabi, Eyal

doi:10.1007/s11187-013-9496-6

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“…A number of studies in this area examine the particular cultural values that generate push and pull effects on entrepreneurship. Zelekha et al (2013) found that religious values, through national culture, affect entrepreneurial activity at the country level. Wennekers et al (2007) reported a positive association between uncertainty avoidance (Hofstede 1984, see) and business ownership rates in OECD countries.…”

Section: The Overseas Chinese In Malaysiamentioning

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“…Similarly, at the microeconomic level, cultural dimensions including religion, values such as post materialism (Inglehart 1997) and uncertainty avoidance (Hofstede 1984) and family values have been used to explain individual economic outcomes such as entrepreneurial activity and business ownership (e.g. Uhlaner and Thurik 2007;Bhalla et al 2007;Wennekers et al 2007;Zelekha et al 2013;Wyrwich 2015). A number of writers have adopted the cultural approach to explain the Chinese Diaspora economic miracle through specific managerial practices and business behaviour of Chinese entrepreneurs, shaped by their distinct underlying economic culture.…”

Section: The Spirit Of Overseas Chinese Capitalismmentioning

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Is there a Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism?

2016

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The economic miracle of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia has been attributed to their unique economic culture forged from Confucian thought and the emigration experience. However, this Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism (SOCC) hypothesis, based largely on qualitative research, has not been validated through quantitative work. This paper provides, for the first time, empirical evidence from a values survey and experiment which show that only some of the hypothesised SOCC values and behaviours differentiate the Chinese from less economically successful ethnic groups in Malaysia. While we find no evidence that Confucian values explain the success of the Overseas Chinese we do find it may lie in their (a) more conductive work values and (b) greater intra-ethnic cooperativeness, both accentuated by the emigration experience.

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Is there a Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism?

2016

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“…Weber (2001) via os capitalistas (empreendedores) como indivíduos inovadores e independentes, cujo papel de liderança nos negócios advinha de um sistema de valores marcado por uma ética protestante (Filion, 1999b;Martes, 2010). Assim, as diferenças na atividade empreendedora poderiam ser explicadas por fatores culturais e religiosos (Zelekha, Avnimelech, & Sharabi, 2014).…”

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“…Diversos pesquisadores apontaram evidências sobre o papel e a influência da religião sobre a atividade empreendedora (Carswell & Rolland, 2004, 2007Dana, 2009Dana, , 2010Dougherty, Griebel, Neubert, & Park, 2013;Drakopoulou Dodd & Gotsis, 2007;Drakopoulou Dodd & Seaman, 1998;Jackson & Konz, 2006;Kauanui, Thomas, Sherman, Waters, & Gilea, 2008;Martes & Rodriguez, 2004;Zelekha et al, 2014). Apesar desses esforços, a relação entre religião e empreendedorismo ainda é pouco compreendida cientificamente.…”

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“…Apesar desses esforços, a relação entre religião e empreendedorismo ainda é pouco compreendida cientificamente. Existe um número limitado de estudos sobre a temática, refletindo um quadro teórico subdesenvolvido, fato que indica a necessidade de outros estudos teóricos e empíricos que explorem essa relação (Tracey, 2012;Zelekha et al, 2014).…”

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Empreendedorismo Religioso: Um Estudo sobre Empresas que Exploram o Nicho da Religiosidade

Borges¹,

Enoque²,

Borges³

et al. 2015

Rev. adm. contemp.

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O objetivo deste trabalho consistiu em compreender as particularidades da manifestação do empreendedorismo religioso em empresas que nascem no contexto da religião e comercializam artigos religiosos. A partir de um quadro teórico que articula as definições de empreendedorismo e processo empreendedor, e que estabelece relações entre empreendedorismo e religião, foram estudadas, por meio de pesquisa qualitativa, 22 empresas que comercializam produtos de diferentes denominações religiosas, situadas nas três maiores cidades da região do Triângulo Mineiro. Os resultados mostram a manifestação de um tipo particular de empreendedorismo, observado através das seguintes categorias: o empreendedor religioso, envolvendo a análise da ideia e das motivações individuais para a abertura da empresa; a religião enquanto oportunidade de negócio, envolvendo a análise do contexto e dos aspectos religiosos e comerciais que influenciam o processo do empreendedorismo religioso; e os resultados desta ação empreendedora, envolvendo os efeitos concretos e simbólicos do empreendedorismo religioso.

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Macrolevel factors encouraging bureaucratic policy entrepreneurship: The case of religion and state in Israel

Golan‐Nadir

2023

European Policy Analysis

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How do external macrolevel factors encourage bureaucrats to become policy entrepreneurs? And what are their organizational goals in pursuing entrepreneurship? Contrary to traditional public choice literature on bureaucracy that sees the latter as change‐resistant, this study stresses that bureaucracies can and do change; they are not as insulated from reformist pressure. In this study, we lay the conditions under which change occurs, making bureaucrats—policy entrepreneurs. We argue that: (1) bureaucratic inefficiency, leading to (2) societal pressure as expressed by public opinion, and consequently to (3) pressure from potential new providers offering bottom‐up competition, will encourage bureaucrats to turn to policy entrepreneurship strategies. In addition, we assert that their goals in doing so are to modify and design efficient services, while protecting their monopoly on service provision. We test these claims by analyzing the state‐religion dynamics in Israel, and specifically the case of the 2021 kosher food inspection reform.

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Religious institutions and entrepreneurship

Cited by 109 publications

References 63 publications

Is there a Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism?

Is there a Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism?

Empreendedorismo Religioso: Um Estudo sobre Empresas que Exploram o Nicho da Religiosidade

Macrolevel factors encouraging bureaucratic policy entrepreneurship: The case of religion and state in Israel

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