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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: Kistruck, Geoffrey
Zietsma, Charlene
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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The opportunity not taken: The occupational identity of entrepreneurs in contexts of poverty

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