Entrepreneurial ecosystems as fields: Integrating meso-level institutional theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 64-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolin Auschra ◽  
Thomas Schmidt ◽  
Joerg Sydow
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Theory ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Abstract Contemporary works on entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) suffer from a lack of theorization. We address this problem by conceptualizing EEs as institutional fields, which is an analytical construct that is already well-elaborated on in neo-institutional theory. This theory provides a processual lens that is sensitive to the role of both institutions and agency in field structuration. Additionally, understanding EEs as fields can help to capture dynamics within EEs as well as their relationships with other fields. Following this approach, entrepreneurial issue fields mainly focus on debates around entrepreneurship and new venture creation, whereas entrepreneurial exchange fields focus on products and services produced by and offering support for a set of mainly industry-specific new ventures. In addition, we discuss mechanisms for transformations between both types of fields.

The art of entrepreneurial market creation

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Lehman ◽  
Ian Ronald Fillis ◽  
Morgan Miles
Keyword(s):  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Additional Contribution ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Marketing ◽  
Market Creation ◽  
Arts Marketing ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use the case of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, to investigate the role of entrepreneurial marketing (EM) in shaping an arts enterprise. It draws on the notion of effectuation and the process of EM in explaining new venture creation and assesses the part played by David Walsh, the entrepreneurial owner/manager. Design/methodology/approach – This case study analysis enables an in-depth appraisal of the impact of EM and effectuation within the growing domain of arts marketing. Findings – The paper offers a glimpse into how creativity and business interact in the creation of new markets. It demonstrates how formal methods of marketing are bypassed in the search for owner/manager constructed versions of situational marketing. In addition, it provides insight into dominance of entrepreneur-centrism vs customer-centrism in entrepreneurship marketing. An additional contribution to knowledge is the use of effectuation to assist in better understanding of the role of EM in the market creation process. Originality/value – The research carried out here builds on a growing body of work adopting the EM lens to better understand arts marketing and new venture creation.

Passion and Entrepreneurship

2019 ◽  
pp. 439-462
Author(s):  
Edwin A. Locke ◽  
J. Robert Baum
Keyword(s):  
Short Review ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
And Performance

This chapter discusses the role of passion in entrepreneurship. The nature of emotions, and how they relate to passion, is explained with research in support. By focusing on new venture creation and growth, this chapter presents a short review of how entrepreneurship has been defined in the literature, as well as its value and challenges. Studies examining the relationships between passion and entrepreneurial success and performance are reviewed, and a discussion on the various scales to measure passion is provided.

Industry Gender Imprinting and New Venture Creation: The Liabilities of Women’s Leagues in the Sports Industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Micelotta ◽  
Marvin Washington ◽  
Iva Docekalova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Entrepreneurial Efforts ◽  
Shed Light

This paper examines how industry gender imprinting—the persistence of cultural values, beliefs, norms, and orientations associated with masculinity or femininity—influences new ventures. Our investigation of women’s leagues in the male-dominated sports industry reveals how gender imprinting negatively affects new ventures’ endeavors through three liabilities: identity, conformity, and differentiation. Our findings shed light on the challenges new ventures not aligned with the industry imprint encounter to obtaining material and symbolic support. We contribute to theory by advancing knowledge on how industry-specific sociocultural attributes influence entrepreneurial efforts, and to practice by suggesting how to overcome cultural roadblocks in gendered industries.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship as the Unsung Hero during the Current COVID-19 Economic Crisis: Australian Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Maritz ◽  
Aron Perenyi ◽  
Gerrit de Waal ◽  
Christoph Buck
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Australian Context ◽  
Multidimensional Effects

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only had a significant and catastrophic effect on business and economies globally, but has identified the external and internal enablement of new venture creation. This paper aims to provide entrepreneurship insights, implementations and dynamics to demonstrate the role of entrepreneurship in times of such adversity within an Australian context. We provide emergent enquiry narratives from leading Australian scholars, identifying entrepreneurial initiatives as a catalyst to new venture creation and growth. Narratives include insights associated with the entrepreneurial mindset, the multidimensional effects of resilience and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship enablers and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Opportunities for further research are identified, particularly regarding context and empirical outcomes. We postulate that entrepreneurship may well be the unsung hero during the current COVID-19 economic crisis.

Ethnic Minority Graduate Entrepreneurs in the UK

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 455-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javed Hussain ◽  
Cindy Millman ◽  
Jonathan Scott ◽  
Paul Hannon ◽  
Harry Matlay
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Uk

Small ethnic minority businesses make an important contribution to the UK economy, and this is reflected in their rapid growth over the last decade. A considerable proportion of the growth in new venture creation can be attributed to ethnic minority graduates, who increasingly embark on entrepreneurship as a rewarding and fulfilling alternative to paid employment. An illustrative case study approach is adopted for the purpose of this research study. The results of a qualitative investigation of four new venture creation case studies of graduate ethnic minority entrepreneurs in the UK indicate that the main contribution of higher education for these graduate entrepreneurs was in the area of knowledge and skills acquisition. The main motivational factors acknowledged by the respondents included ‘lack of satisfaction’ in working for others, the need to be their own ‘boss’ and achieve more, and the prospect of higher earnings. The authors found no correlation between degree discipline and graduates' propensity to become entrepreneurs. Graduates from non-business disciplines appear to be more likely to engage in entrepreneurship. The size of start-up finance can have an impact on the survival and growth of new ventures. It is therefore suggested that financial institutions and government agencies should develop more focused services, aimed specifically at supporting ethnic minority graduate entrepreneurs in their drive to convert business ideas into thriving and employment-generating enterprises.

scholarly journals Ideation for New Ventures: The Reasonings-Outcomes Matrix, Models and Tools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meir Russ
Keyword(s):  
New Ventures ◽  
New Product ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New Research ◽  
First Time

The paper summarizes in a step by step ‘recipe’ format a model of developing new ideas (Ideation) that can be used to form a new venture or develop a new product. The proposed ‘recipes’ are widely used and can be applied in tandem with other prevalently available models or tools. The intention of the paper is also to serve as a resource for entrepreneurs and innovators, and the links and references munificently used in the paper are serving this purpose. The author has used the outline and the tools described here in numerous Ideation classes taught for over a decade in several countries around the world. The paper’s intention is not to conduct a systematic review on the subject of new venture creation or propose new research agenda (for that, see for example Shepherd et al., 2021). The purpose is to provide an effective and efficient set of tools, models and techniques that can assist the entrepreneur in her journey to create and achieve her dreams. One such tool is the matrix of Reasonings-Outcomes introduced here for the first time.

Women Entrepreneurs and Microfinance Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 211-227
Author(s):  
Waseem Ul Hameed ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Basheer ◽  
Jawad Iqbal ◽  
Qasim Ali Nisar ◽  
Muhammad Saeed Meo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Important Relationship

The objective of this chapter is to highlight the important relationship between microfinance institutions and women entrepreneurs in new venture creation. This chapter is proposed because women-empowerment is one of the crucial issues worldwide. In certain parts of the world, women are bound to customs, norms, beliefs, which are unique. These issues are found to promote social problems and hinder the economic contribution from women. In this direction, microfinance institutions are playing a vital role to promote women-empowerment through providing various opportunities to create new ventures. New venture creation increases the women social and economic empowerment through income generation. Various microfinance factors such as micro-credit, micro-saving, micro-insurance, and micro-training/skill development have a significant positive contribution to create new ventures. Finally, this chapter could be beneficial for microfinance institutes, state bank and government in making the strategies to enhance women-empowerment through new venture creation.

Regulation, New Venture Creation, and Resource-Advantage Theory: An Analysis of the U.S. Brewing Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 999-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley M. Friske ◽  
Miles A. Zachary
Keyword(s):  
New Ventures ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Tax Credits ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Brewing Industry ◽  
Resource Advantage Theory ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Resource Advantage

Regulation is an important means by which policymakers address social costs. However, recent research suggests that managing social costs often comes at the expense of entrepreneurial activity. We explore this duality by extending resource-advantage theory to examine the effects of excise taxes, small business tax credits and exemptions, and sales restrictions on rates of new venture creation in the U.S. brewing industry. Our longitudinal analysis of state-level brewery regulations reveals that taxes and sales restrictions have adverse but limited effects on new venture creation over time. Furthermore, tax credits and exemptions are positively associated with growth rates of new ventures.

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