This paper analyzes an emergent stream of research shedding light on the institutional
factors shaping entrepreneurial activity and its effect on economic growth. This integrative …

Entrepreneurship is widely argued to be critical for alleviating extreme poverty. However,
research on this topic is characterized by diverging perspectives regarding poverty …

Scholarly interest in necessity entrepreneurship has risen steadily over the last four
decades, with much of the research in this area focused on distinguishing individuals who …

This paper presents a systematic review of (a) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic,
social and environmental welfare and (b) the factors determining this impact. Research over …

Human capital has emerged as a highly utilized theoretical lens through which scholars can
better understand entrepreneurship. To synthesize the progress of this stream and promote …

The literature on “entrepreneurial opportunities” has grown rapidly since the publication of
Shane and Venkataraman (2000). By directing attention to the earliest stages of …

Poverty reduction has become a core subject for researchers across the social sciences
from economics to finance, management and entrepreneurship. In general, the faster and …

This study examines how firm-level resources interact with regional institutional quality to
explain innovation in East Africa. We hypothesize that the institutional environment within …

This paper studies the effects of state fragility and economic development on necessity and
opportunity-based individual entrepreneurial efforts. We contribute to the literature on the …

Despite efforts to address societal ills, social enterprises face challenges in increasing their
impact. Drawing from the RBV, we argue that a social enterprise's scale of social impact …