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Entrepreneurship in emerging economies and developing countries presents us with a unique set of working attitudes, modes of thinking, social practices and processes.

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Author:   Marcela Ramírez Pasillas ,  Ethel Brundin ,  Magdalena Markowska
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781785367526

ISBN 10:   1785367528
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Contextualizing entrepreneurship in-between emerging economies and developing countries Marcela Ramírez-Pasillas, Ethel Brundin and Magdalena Markowska PART I CONTEXTUALIZING THE TOP-DOWN DRIVING FORCES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PRACTICES 2. The Political Economy of Indigenous Ethnic Entrepreneurship: The Ethiopian Experience Hussien Yimam 3. Who is really an ethnic minority? The Puzzling Paradox of Conceptualization of Ethnic Entrepreneurship Hussien Yimam 4. Women entrepreneurship in Rwanda: Overcoming entrepreneurial stereotypes through government support Jean Bosco Shema and Samuel Mutarindwa 5. The impact of the institutional context on women entrepreneurship in Ethiopia: Breaking the cycle of poverty? Hailemickael Deres Mekonnen and Joaquin Cestino 6. Contextualizing Entrepreneurship as an Antidote to Institutional Evangelizing: “Diezmo” and Informal Contract Commissions in Mexico Edmundo Ramírez-Pasillas and Hans Lundberg 7. Contextualizing universities for new venture creation: The case of family business students of Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico Fernando Sandoval-Arzaga, David Xotlanihua–González, Geraldina Silveyra and Maria Fonseca-Paredes 8. The Discursive Formation of ‘Seriousness’ in the Ship Canal Rat Race between Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua Hans Lundberg PART II CONTEXTUALIZING THE BOTTOM-UP DRIVING FORCES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PRACTICES 9. Jugaar as Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness Khizran Zehra 10. Contextualizing entrepreneurial networks in Ethiopia: The Case of the Ekubs of the Gurage Ethnic group Yaschilal Shitaye Anely 11. Contextualizing crowdfunding in low income countries: The case of Pakistan Nadia Arshad 12. Exploring Antecedents for New Venture Creation in Ethiopia Yikaalo Welu Kidanemariam 13. Contextualizing Entrepreneurial Opportunity Creation as an Outcome of Social Embeddedness Demeke Chimdessa Gutu and Jebessa Teshome Bayissa 14. Exploring Institutional Entrepreneurship in developing countries – Copreneurs in the tourism industry: A Bolivian case Maria José Parada and Alexandra Dawson 15. The interplay between the context and family business continuity in developing countries Pierre Sindambiwe 16. Entrepreneurship in family businesses in Ethiopia Ermias Werkilul Asfaw PART III CONTEXTUALIZING HYBRID DRIVING FORCES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PRACTICES 17. Placing the Ugandan Entrepreneurship Paradox in Context Peter Rosa and Waswa Balunywa 18. Barranquilla’s Carnival: the place where identity meets societal entrepreneurship Erika Arévalo 19. New Firms' survival in Rwanda: An analysis of institutional and social contexts Samuel Kamugisha 20. Daring to be different: A case of entrepreneurial stewardship in a Guatemalan family's coffee farm.  Marcos Vega Solano and Allan Discua Cruz 21. Financial performance of family versus non-family firms in the context of an economy in turmoil: A market from ‘developed’ to ‘emerging’ Diogenis Baboukardos and Naveed Akhter 22. A literature review on mixed-embeddedness for immigrant entrepreneurship: lessons for developing countries Asres Abitie Kebede 23. Influences of immigrants from emerging economies and developing countries on immigrant entrepreneurship in Sweden Quang Evansluong 24. Epilogue – Multiple embeddedness for entrepreneurship Rodrigo Basco Index

Reviews

'It is time to acknowledge the difficult environment of entrepreneurs in the developing world without falling into the trap of undue pessimism by acknowledging the amazing resilience and ingenuity of those 450 million individuals participating in start-ups and new ventures in the world. This is what these highly international contributors to the book do and, therefore, the book is immensely helpful.' -- Michael Frese, NUS Business School, Singapore

'It is time to acknowledge the difficult environment of entrepreneurs in the developing world without falling into the trap of undue pessimism by acknowledging the amazing resilience and ingenuity of those 450 million individuals participating in start-ups and new ventures in the world. This is what these highly international contributors do and, therefore, the book is immensely helpful.' -- Michael Frese, NUS Business School, Singapore

`It is time to acknowledge the difficult environment of entrepreneurs in the developing world without falling into the trap of undue pessimism by acknowledging the amazing resilience and ingenuity of those 450 million individuals participating in start-ups and new ventures in the world. This is what these highly international contributors do and, therefore, the book is immensely helpful.' -- Michael Frese, NUS Business School, Singapore

Author Information

Edited by Marcela Ramírez Pasillas, Assistant Professor, PRME Project Manager and Director of the BA Bachelor Programmes, Ethel Brundin, Professor in Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Jönköping International Business School and Magdalena Markowska, Umeå School of Business, Umeå University, Sweden

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