Indigenous Entrepreneurship as a Function of Cultural Perceptions of Opportunity

International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham (UK), 2007

10 Pages Posted: 15 Sep 2014

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Robert B. Anderson

University of Regina

Léo‐Paul Dana

Montpellier Business School

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Date Written: September 13, 2014

Abstract

Why do individuals from some nations have a greater propensity to engage in different forms of entrepreneurship, than do others who have unlike values? It appears that any given situation may present itself as an opportunity, or not, based on culturally influenced interpretation. Helander argued that ‘the time is ripe for a new paradigm when looking at the issues of Indigenous people’ (1999: 26–27). Indeed, it is. The leading scholars who contributed to Dana and Anderson (2007) discussed the contemporary economic activities of indigenous peoples from a variety of perspectives, including anthropology, business, development, education, entrepreneurship, ethnic studies, geography, management, sociology and subsistence. The editors could have assigned categories of analysis prior to data collection; instead, we wished to avoid imposing classifications in advance. Taking an emic approach, we opted to seek units of conceptualization by analysing the experiences of the people studied. Let us consider some inductive analysis, to identify patterns, themes that emerge from the data described in the collection.

Keywords: Indigenous People, entrepreneurship, development, econimic development

Suggested Citation

Anderson, Robert B. and Dana, Léo‐Paul, Indigenous Entrepreneurship as a Function of Cultural Perceptions of Opportunity (September 13, 2014). International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham (UK), 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2495905

Robert B. Anderson (Contact Author)

University of Regina ( email )

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Regina, Saskatchewan S4S OA2 S4S 0A1
Canada

Léo‐Paul Dana

Montpellier Business School ( email )

2300 Avenue des Moulins
Montpellier, 34080
France

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