How Entrepreneurship Sustains Barriers in the Entrepreneurial Process—A Lesson from a Developing Nation

Muhammad Nawaz Tunio, Mushtaque Ali Jariko, Tom Børsen, Sadia Shaikh, Tania Mushtaque and Mohsen Brahmi
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Muhammad Nawaz Tunio: Faculty of Economics, Alpen Adria University, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
Mushtaque Ali Jariko: Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan
Tom Børsen: Department of Planning, Aalborg University, 9220 Copenhagen, Denmark
Sadia Shaikh: Department of Business Administration, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Karachi 75660, Pakistan
Tania Mushtaque: Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-17

Abstract: The aim of this study is to explore how entrepreneurship sustains the barriers in the entrepreneurial process in a developing country like Pakistan. To reach these findings, a qualitative approach was used in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with young entrepreneurs in the region of Hyderabad, Pakistan. After collecting data, thematic analysis was conducted. The findings of the study in the form of final themes suggest that trust issues, family barriers, financial issues, gender issues, educational barriers, corruption, and legal barriers are among the challenges which trigger changes in the entrepreneurial process and its sustainability. This study provides implications for the regional government, academic institutes, financial institutes, entrepreneurs, and society at large when developing a support system and promoting a sustainable entrepreneurial environment by minimizing these challenges and suggestions for an entrepreneurial focus on sustainable entrepreneurship.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial process; challenges; developing countries; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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