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

Suggested Citation

Honig, Benson, Compensatory Entrepreneurship: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Global Isomorphic Entrepreneurship Research and Activities (December 18, 2017). 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, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3150434

Benson Honig (Contact Author)

McMaster University ( email )

1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4
Canada

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