The importance of 'fitting in': collaboration and social value creation in response to community norms and expectations

T Pret, S Carter - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores the effects of embeddedness in communities upon entrepreneurial
practices. Based on the lived experiences of 10 craft entrepreneurs, this study reveals that …

The embedding process of community ventures: creating a music festival in a rural community

I Vestrum - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Community entrepreneurship is a potentially powerful mechanism to improve the well-being
of rural communities. To mobilize inhabitants for collective action, an emerging community …

Enabling bricolage in resource-constrained contexts: the role of sense of community and passion in African social entrepreneurs

G Ciambotti, MC Zaccone, M Pedrini - Journal of Small Business and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Small social entrepreneurs (SSEs) who operate in resource-constrained
environments frequently use entrepreneurial bricolage (EB) to overcome such limitations …

Resource configuration and creative practices of community entrepreneurs

O Jarl Borch, A Førde, L Rønning… - Journal of Enterprising …, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper aims to focus on the role of the community entrepreneur and the
process of community entrepreneurship. It seeks to emphasize the social context as critical …

Cultural heritage and entrepreneurship–inspiration for novel ventures creation

K Summatavet, M Raudsaar - … Communities: People and Places in the …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to study the role of networking, creating community,
product development and mentoring in the experiential and entrepreneurial learning …

It takes a village to sustain a village: A social identity perspective on successful community-based enterprise creation

C Hertel, S Bacq, FM Belz - Academy of Management Discoveries, 2019 - journals.aom.org
This article examines the powerful yet overlooked role of community-based enterprises
(CBEs)—enterprises that are collectively established, owned, and controlled by the …

Agency and social capital: characteristics and dynamics

C Ling, A Dale - Community development journal, 2014 - academic.oup.com
This research project explores the concept of 'agency'in the context of sustainable
community development and the involvement of citizens in achieving social change and …

Business–community partnerships: The case for community organization capacity building

J Loza - Journal of Business Ethics, 2004 - Springer
Globalization processes have resulted in greater complexity, interdependence and limited
resources. Consequently, no one sector can effectively respond to today's business or wider …

The influence of socio-cultural environments on the performance of nascent entrepreneurs: Community culture, motivation, self-efficacy and start-up success

C Hopp, U Stephan - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of informal institutions and in particular culture for entrepreneurship is a
subject of ongoing interest. Past research has mostly concentrated on cross-national …

Entrepreneurial ecosystem and social entrepreneurship: case studies of community-based craft from Kutch, India

S Pathak, S Mukherjee - … Communities: People and Places in the …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to explore social entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) in the craft
sector in the state of Gujarat, India. With liberalization, India witnessed the growth of social …