Compensatory Entrepreneurship: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Global Isomorphic Entrepreneurship Research and Activities
Honig, B. (2017). Compensatory Entrepreneurship: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Global Isomorphic Entrepreneurship Research and Activities. REGEPE - Revista de Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas, 6(3), 452-465. DOI/10.14211/regepe.v6i3.723
14 Pages Posted: 1 Apr 2018
Date Written: December 18, 2017
Abstract
Entrepreneurship promotion is a ubiquitous activity, promoted world-wide as offering solutions ranging from economic development to poverty reduction and mobility. This paper examines the research literature suggesting learning opportunities that might be provided to Brazilian scholars and practitioners. The paper also introduces a new concept in entrepreneurship: that of compensatory entrepreneurship. It is defined as the political endorsement of entrepreneurial promotion activities, including training, incubation, and media dissemination, for the primary objective of maintaining political and/or economic control of one population over another. The paper provides examples and suggestions for developing a uniquely effective mode of Brazilian entrepreneurship development.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Isomorphic Entrepreneurship, Compensatory Entrepreneurship
JEL Classification: M00, M1, M2, M21
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