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The opportunity not taken: The occupational identity of entrepreneurs in contexts of poverty

Slade Shantz, Angelique, Kistruck, Geoffrey, Zietsma, Charlene·2018·Journal of Business Venturing
DOI 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.02.003
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Innovative entrepreneurship is an essential but often missing outcome of poverty alleviation efforts. This qualitative study set in rural Ghana explores the occupational identity of entrepreneurs, the institutions that shape it in isolated “island networks”, and how it influences entrepreneurs' practices and decisions. We find that the institutional forces of “collectivism” and “fatalism” feature prominently. Being an entrepreneur in such settings means being a mentor, market link, and community safety net, and the types of opportunities entrepreneurs pursue are largely seen as pre-destined and inherited rather than individually chosen. As a result, the pursuit of innovative opportunities may be significantly limited.

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Authors
Slade Shantz, A., Kistruck, G., & Zietsma, C.
Affiliations
  • York University (CA)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Business Venturing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
416-437
ISSN
0883-9026 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.02.003
OpenAlex
W2793537636
Cited by
202
References
117
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 3
FWCI
21.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Business Venturing (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (752-2016-2652)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Keywords
entrepreneurial identity, poverty reduction, rural entrepreneurship, collectivism, fatalism, social networks, mentoring, market linkages, community safety net, innovative entrepreneurship, Ghana

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Slade Shantz, A., Kistruck, G., & Zietsma, C. (2018). The opportunity not taken: The occupational identity of entrepreneurs in contexts of poverty. Journal of Business Venturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.02.003

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