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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurial ecosystems constructed by disadvantaged entrepreneurs often exist beside, within, and in opposition to 'mainstream' ecosystems focused on high growth high technology entrepreneurial ventures.
Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem addresses the lack of current research concerning disadvantage using an entrepreneurial ecosystem lens, and the failure of entrepreneurship policy to widen engagement in entrepreneurship for disadvantaged people and places. Drawing together issues affecting disadvantaged entrepreneurs as they struggle to access, interact with, and benefit from, the traditional entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), these findings highlight the importance of their motives for entrepreneurial activity, their resources, and how access to these are affected by issues such as gender and migrant status.
The research in this book also suggests policymakers need targeted, supportive, business-support programs taking into consideration the multiple challenges disadvantaged entrepreneurs typically face.
Table of ContentsForeword; Rhiannon Pugh
Chapter 1. Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A Critical Literature Review and Introduction; Shuangfa Huang, David Grant Pickernell, Martina Battisti, Zoe Dann, and Carol Ekinsmyth
Theme 1: Background and Theory
Chapter 2. The (Mixed) Motivations of Those Engaged in Enterprise and Experiencing Poverty; Isla Kapasi, Rebecca Stirzaker, Laura Galloway, Laura Jackman, and Andreea Mihut
Chapter 3. The Influence of Human Capital in Entrepreneurial Intention in Deprived Areas: A Theoretical Framework; Yuxi Zhao, Elaine Arici, Kostas Galanakis, and Piers Thompson
Theme 2: Contexts
Chapter 4. A Gendered Perspective Applied to Latin American Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Allan Villegas-Mateos
Chapter 5. Migrant Women Entrepreneurship and The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Raushan Aman, Petri Ahokangas, Maria Elo, and Xiaotian Zhang
Chapter 6. How Do Refugee Entrepreneurs Navigate Institutional Voids? Insights From Malaysia; Wee Chan Au, Andreana Drencheva, and Jian Li Yew
Theme 3: Ecosystem Substitutes and Compliments
Chapter 7. Relational Dynamics Within Refugee Business Incubators: Bridging Refugee Entrepreneurs to The Host-Country Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Carolin Jürgens, Anorth Ramalingam, Roch Zarembski, Aki Harima, and Tenzin Yeshi
Chapter 8. Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship Development: The Role of Civil Society Organisations in The Sierra Leone Petty Trading Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Samppa Kamara, Ahmad Arslan, and Desislava Dikova
Chapter 9. The Ecosystem of UK Social Entrepreneurship: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Studies; Gareth R.T. White, Robert Allen, Anthony Samuel, Dan Taylor, Robert Thomas, and Paul Jones
Chapter 10. Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Conclusions and Areas For Future Research; David Grant Pickernell, Martina Battisti, Zoe Dann, and Carol Ekinsmyth
