How does institutional context shape entrepreneurship conceptualizations?

Soumaya Ben Letaifa and Karine Goglio-Primard

Journal of Business Research, 2016, vol. 69, issue 11, 5128-5134

Abstract: This study proposes an integrative framework to explain entrepreneurship as a social phenomenon. This work aims at analyzing how different contexts shape different conceptualizations of entrepreneurship. The comparison of two information and communication technology clusters illustrates that entrepreneurship relies on either a network or an individual perspective. The former relies on collaborative entrepreneurship, well-defined norms of conduct; uncollaborative entrepreneurship and absence of norms characterize the latter. The findings highlight how network entrepreneurship is more successful and fosters more innovation than individual entrepreneurship, especially during economic crisis.

Keywords: Cluster; Collaborative entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial network; Social proximity; Institutional context (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.092

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