UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESSES OF NECESSITY MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS IN DEVELOPING CONTEXTS: THE TIJUANA CASE

Maria Ballesteros-Sola () and German Osorio-Novela
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Maria Ballesteros-Sola: MVS School of Business and Economics, California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo, CA, 93012, USA
German Osorio-Novela: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2021, vol. 26, issue 04, 1-28

Abstract: We conducted an exploratory multi-case study of female, necessity micro-entrepreneurs in developing contexts to partially validate an existing theoretical model and identify relevant omitted variables. Using a sample of eight female, necessity entrepreneurs in Tijuana (Mexico), we were able to challenge the established pull-push binary framework in entrepreneurship as well as the linear entrepreneurial process. Our analysis suggests that motivations, family embeddedness and gender identity are critical factors impacting the female micro-venture creation process in developing contexts. We summarize our theoretical findings in a new process model that accounts for macro, meso and micro factors, offering contributions to the scholarship on female entrepreneurship in developing contexts.

Keywords: Necessity entrepreneurs; gender; family embeddedness; developing contexts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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