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Navigating Entrepreneurial Contexts
Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research
9781035344987 Edward Elgar Publishing
Navigating Entrepreneurial Contexts highlights the critical importance of understanding and adapting entrepreneurship to the diverse contexts in which businesses operate. The heterogeneity of the topics covered in this book reflects the richness of theories and methods employed in this interdisciplinary field of study.
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Contents
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Navigating Entrepreneurial Contexts highlights the critical importance of understanding and adapting entrepreneurship to the diverse contexts in which businesses operate. The heterogeneity of the topics covered in this book reflects the richness of theories and methods employed in this interdisciplinary field of study.
A team of expert contributors explore the nuanced interplay between entrepreneurship and context, illustrating how entrepreneurs not only shape and construct their contexts but also the lenses through which researchers scrutinise this relationship. Authors argue that this leads to the discovery of hidden aspects crucial for advancing entrepreneurship studies. Chapters delve into contextual factors that drive entrepreneurs to shape and adapt to their environments, with authors employing a range of methods such as case studies, surveys, and theoretical and conceptual models.
This book is an essential resource for academics, researchers and students of business and management, entrepreneurship and the economics of entrepreneurship. Business professionals will also find this to be an indispensable guide due to the text’s practical implications.
A team of expert contributors explore the nuanced interplay between entrepreneurship and context, illustrating how entrepreneurs not only shape and construct their contexts but also the lenses through which researchers scrutinise this relationship. Authors argue that this leads to the discovery of hidden aspects crucial for advancing entrepreneurship studies. Chapters delve into contextual factors that drive entrepreneurs to shape and adapt to their environments, with authors employing a range of methods such as case studies, surveys, and theoretical and conceptual models.
This book is an essential resource for academics, researchers and students of business and management, entrepreneurship and the economics of entrepreneurship. Business professionals will also find this to be an indispensable guide due to the text’s practical implications.
Critical Acclaim
‘... invaluable for anyone wanting to learn about the frontiers of the research in the field.’
– Luca Iandoli, St. John’s University, USA
‘This book contributes to entrepreneurship research in an area of great importance - how contexts influence entrepreneurship but also how the entrepreneurs shape and enact their contexts. The book showcases different methodological and theoretical approaches to grasp the interplay between entrepreneurship and contexts.’
– Ulla Hytti, University of Turku, Finland
‘Bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and methodologies, the editors craft a compelling volume that advances our understanding of entrepreneurship in context, presenting key insights into how entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of their environments. Its rigorous analysis coupled with practical implications make this volume a must read for researchers, educators, and policymakers alike.’
– Eric Liguori, Florida State University, USA
‘The Frontiers series offers a selection of the latest, cutting edge research in entrepreneurship and small business in Europe. It has become a key resource for researchers, educators, entrepreneurs and policy-makers interested in understanding entrepreneurship and the prosperity of SMEs.’
– Silke Tegtmeier, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
– Luca Iandoli, St. John’s University, USA
‘This book contributes to entrepreneurship research in an area of great importance - how contexts influence entrepreneurship but also how the entrepreneurs shape and enact their contexts. The book showcases different methodological and theoretical approaches to grasp the interplay between entrepreneurship and contexts.’
– Ulla Hytti, University of Turku, Finland
‘Bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and methodologies, the editors craft a compelling volume that advances our understanding of entrepreneurship in context, presenting key insights into how entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of their environments. Its rigorous analysis coupled with practical implications make this volume a must read for researchers, educators, and policymakers alike.’
– Eric Liguori, Florida State University, USA
‘The Frontiers series offers a selection of the latest, cutting edge research in entrepreneurship and small business in Europe. It has become a key resource for researchers, educators, entrepreneurs and policy-makers interested in understanding entrepreneurship and the prosperity of SMEs.’
– Silke Tegtmeier, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction to Navigating Entrepreneurial Contexts:
the theoretical and methodological richness of
entrepreneurship research 1
Lorella Cannavacciuolo, Sílvia Costa, Agnieszka
Kurczewska, Pierluigi Rippa and Mirela Xheneti
PART I THE INTRICATE INTERPLAY BETWEEN
ENTREPRENEUR AND THE EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
2 Disaster management in SMEs: what do we know from
the management literature? 11
Tui McKeown and Miria Lazaris
3 Rethinking reward and business exit: evidence from the
COVID-19 era 28
Bahare Afrahi
4 Small and medium-sized towns: a place for entrepreneurship 46
Kaarina Vieru, Chukwuka Igboanua, Henri Hakala and
Olli Kuivalainen
5 Roads less travelled: space and time in sustainable
entrepreneurship 69
Chukwuka Igboanua, Kaarina Vieru and Henri Hakala
PART II THE BALANCE BETWEEN INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL CONTEXT TO FOSTER
PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION
6 Strategic entrepreneurship as an enabler of organizational
ambidexterity: evidence from the public sector 93
Jean-Christophe Nicaise
7 Integrating ambidexterity and family governance for
business model innovation: a case study 116
Paolo Di Toma and Cecilia Correggi
8 A taxonomy of SME green growth and implications on strategy 138
Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Laura Könönen and Anmari Viljamaa
9 Drivers of social impact measurement for nascent social
enterprises 157
Georgios Polychronopoulos
10 From inter-organizational collaborations to innovation
ecosystems: a knowledge-based view 175
Kevin De Moortel and Thomas Crispeels
Index 194
1 Introduction to Navigating Entrepreneurial Contexts:
the theoretical and methodological richness of
entrepreneurship research 1
Lorella Cannavacciuolo, Sílvia Costa, Agnieszka
Kurczewska, Pierluigi Rippa and Mirela Xheneti
PART I THE INTRICATE INTERPLAY BETWEEN
ENTREPRENEUR AND THE EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
2 Disaster management in SMEs: what do we know from
the management literature? 11
Tui McKeown and Miria Lazaris
3 Rethinking reward and business exit: evidence from the
COVID-19 era 28
Bahare Afrahi
4 Small and medium-sized towns: a place for entrepreneurship 46
Kaarina Vieru, Chukwuka Igboanua, Henri Hakala and
Olli Kuivalainen
5 Roads less travelled: space and time in sustainable
entrepreneurship 69
Chukwuka Igboanua, Kaarina Vieru and Henri Hakala
PART II THE BALANCE BETWEEN INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL CONTEXT TO FOSTER
PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION
6 Strategic entrepreneurship as an enabler of organizational
ambidexterity: evidence from the public sector 93
Jean-Christophe Nicaise
7 Integrating ambidexterity and family governance for
business model innovation: a case study 116
Paolo Di Toma and Cecilia Correggi
8 A taxonomy of SME green growth and implications on strategy 138
Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Laura Könönen and Anmari Viljamaa
9 Drivers of social impact measurement for nascent social
enterprises 157
Georgios Polychronopoulos
10 From inter-organizational collaborations to innovation
ecosystems: a knowledge-based view 175
Kevin De Moortel and Thomas Crispeels
Index 194
