Entrepreneurial Responses to Chronic Adversity : The Bright, the Dark, and the in Between.
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| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing AG,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- Entrepreneurial Responses to Chronic Adversity
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Figures
- 1 Making Do with the Resources at Hand to Improve One's Life and Others' Lives
- Introduction
- Inclusive Growth
- Creative Problem Solving Under Resource Scarcity
- Our Context-Jugaad in Rural India
- Stimulating Creativity: Experiencing Adversity
- From a Knowing Perspective
- To Problematize the Situation
- Jugaad: Creative Problem Solving
- Dual Impact of Jugaad
- Discussion
- Implications
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Entrepreneurs Alleviating Poverty Through Educating Their Children
- Introduction
- Poverty as Context
- Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation
- A Slum Entrepreneurship Approach to Alleviating Poverty
- The Purpose of Slum Entrepreneurship: Sacrificing the Self for One's Children
- Slum Conditions Creating Strong (Not Weak) Communities
- Slum Communities Facilitating Entrepreneurial Success
- Slums and Entrepreneurs' Health
- Slum Entrepreneurs and Their Children's Educational Attainment
- A Model of Slum Entrepreneurs' Poverty Alleviation
- Implications
- Conclusion
- References
- 3 Refugee Entrepreneurs Building and Displaying Resilience
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Findings
- The Refugee Context of Substantial and Persistent (Objective) Adversity
- Refugees Acting Entrepreneurially to Overcome Constraints
- Acting Entrepreneurially Facilitates Refugees' Integration Efforts
- Refugee Entrepreneurs' Resilience Outcomes
- Reciprocal Relationships
- Entrepreneurial Action and Resilience to Substantial and Persistent Adversity
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 4 Women Entrepreneurs Flourishing or Languishing at the Bottom of the Pyramid
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Women's Entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid.
- Entrepreneurship Training and the Development of Psychological Capital
- Psychological Capital and Well-Being
- Context
- Findings
- Shared Trajectories Before Venture Creation
- An Entrepreneurship Program and Flourishing
- An Entrepreneurship Program and Languishing
- Diverging Trajectories After Venture Creation: The Nature of Expectations
- Differences in Expectations: Work Experience and Family Support
- A Model of Women Entrepreneurs Flourishing or Languishing
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 5 Personal Adversity and Justifying Illegal and Costly Entrepreneurial Action
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Destructive and Necessity Entrepreneurship
- Unethical Behavior and Moral Disengagement
- Context
- Findings
- Personal Adversity
- Outcomes of Entrepreneurial Action
- Justifying Entrepreneurial Action That Causes Harm to Others
- Discussion
- Implications for Practice
- Conclusion
- References
- 6 An Entrepreneurial Process for Exploiting Vulnerable People's Labor
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Entrepreneurial Process of Human Exploitation
- Social Cognitive Theory and Loss of Agency
- Entrapment
- Context
- The Entrepreneurial Process of Human Trafficking in the Sex Industry
- Findings
- Deceptive Recruiting of the Vulnerable
- Entrapping Through Isolation
- Eliminating Alternatives by Building Barriers
- Converting the Exploited to Exploiters
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 7 Corruption as Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Introduction
- Background
- Context
- Findings
- Ventures Promoting Corruption Within a Government Organization
- Anti-corruption Efforts as New Sources of Opportunities for Bribery
- A Micro-level Demand-Side Model of Bribery
- Bribery Within Government Organizations
- Agents Brokering Bribery
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References.
- Index.