Subsistence Entrepreneurship: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals (Contributions to Management Science)

This book focuses on the role of subsistence entrepreneurs in creating social and sustainable business opportunities on the global marketplace. Subsistence entrepreneurs use scarce resources to create new business opportunities, often in developing or emerging economies. In addition, subsistence entrepreneurship is increasingly being used as a way to facilitate market entry for small and medium-sized business enterprises that focus on collaborative innovation. The interdisciplinary contributions gathered here will expand readers’ understanding of the nature and characteristics of subsistence entrepreneurs, as well as the challenges they face. The central connection between subsistence, sustainability and social entrepreneurship is also explored. Subsistence Entrepreneurship Contents List of Contributors Subsistence Entrepreneurship: The Role of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals 1 Introduction 2 Goal of Book 3 Overview of Chapters 4 Managerial Implications 5 Research Implications References Firm Founders ́ Passivity as a Source of Serendipitous Opportunity Discovery 1 Introduction 2 Prior Research 3 Deviant Case Study Examples from Interviews 4 Methods 5 Internal Tension Generating Positively Channelled Passivity 6 Discussion and Conclusions References Commonomics: Rhetoric and Reality of the African Growth Tragedy 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Africa Rising Narratives 2.2 Counterpoints on Africa Rising 2.3 African Growth Tragedy 2.4 Commonomics: A Proposition 3 Discussion 4 Conclusions and Implications Bibliography Entrepreneurship in the Solidarity Economy: A Valuation of Models Based on the Quadruple Helix and Civil Society 1 Introduction 2 Solidarity Economy: Concept and Characteristics 3 SE and Wealth Creation 4 SWOT Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship from the SE 5 SE and Transformational Entrepreneurship 5.1 Spaces 5.2 Programs 5.3 Moments 5.4 Alliances 6 Puerto Rico 4.0: Bases for a Structural Transformation 7 Conclusions References EvaluatingtheBusinessModelofaWorkIntegrationSocialEnterpriseinCantabria 1 Introduction 2 EvolutionofBusinessModelRepresentations 3 PLISServicios:AWorkIntegrationSocialEnterpriseinCantabria 3.1 BusinessModelRepresentationsinPLISServicios 4 Discussion References Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review and Definitions 2.1 Identity of Indigenous Australian: Definition 2.2 Franchise Business 2.3 Franchise vs Non-franchise Business 2.4 Indigenous Self-Employment 3 Methodology and Findings 3.1 Preferred Characteristics of the Indigenous Australians Initially Recruited as Employees 3.2 Financial Modelling and Assistance Supporting the Pathway 3.3 Training and Education Over the Duration of the Pathway 3.4 Process of Prospecting and Recruitment of Indigenous Australians as Employees 3.5 Success of the Pathway from the Participants ́ Perspectives 4 Discussion 5 Recommendations 5.1 Stage 1: Goalsetting 5.2 Stage 2: Resourcing 5.3 Stage 3: Ownership 5.4 Stage 4: Warranting 5.5 Stage 5: Tiding 5.6 Stage 6: Handover 6 Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Research References ShadowEconomyIndexforMoldovaandRomania 1 Introduction 2 MethodsUsedinConstructingtheIndex 2.1 TheSurveyofEntrepreneurs 2.2 CalculationoftheIndex 3 ShadowEconomyIndexforMoldovaandRomania2015–2016 4 DeterminantsofShadowActivity 4.1 CompanyCharacteristics 4.2 HowAttitudesandPerceptionsAffectShadowActivity 4.2.1 ProbabilityofBeingCaughtandPotentialConsequences 4.2.2 TaxMorale 4.2.3 SatisfactionwiththeGovernmentandtheTaxAuthority 4.2.4 InstitutionalEnvironment 4.3 MultivariateTestsoftheDeterminantsofShadowActivity 5 ComparisonwithEstimatesfromOtherMethods 6 DiscussionandConclusions Appendices Appendix1:QuestionnaireFormUsedinMoldovaandRomania Entrepreneurs’SatisfactionwiththeBusinessClimate/InformalEntrepreneurshipinMoldovaandRomania QuestionnaireForm ExternalInfluences GovernmentPolicyandtheAmountofInformalBusiness Company/Performance/ValueCreation Attitudes/TaxMorale/BarrierstoBusiness Appendix3:RegressionResults References Survivability and Sustainability of Traditional Industry in the Twenty-First Century: A Case of Indonesian Traditional Furnitu... 1 Background 1.1 Traditional Industry Essentials and Its Importance 1.2 Traditional Industry Constraints While Confronting to Twenty-First-Century Challenges and Pressures 1.3 Globalization Challenge on Traditional Industry 1.4 Regional Challenges for Traditional Industry in Developing Countries 1.5 Local Traditional Industry Challenges 1.5.1 The Firm Age 1.5.2 Informality (Informal Firms) 1.5.3 Lack of Access to Finance 2 Literature Review 2.1 Traditional Industry Opportunities and the Concept for Sustainable Growth (High Road) or the Opposite (Low Road) in Global... 2.2 Rural Concept of Survival for Traditional Industry (Livelihood Concept) 2.3 How Livelihood Provides Better Understanding of Traditional Industry Survival 3 Case Study of Jepara Furniture Industry Using Livelihood Concept to Analyze Rural Developing Countries ́ Traditional Industry 4 Concluding Remarks References The Minimum Wage Fuels Romania ́s Shadow Economy? 1 Introduction 2 The Relationship Between Minimum Wage and Shadow Economy in the Literature 3 Minimum Wage at the European Level and National Level 4 The Minimum Wage Fuels the Romanian Shadow Economy? An Empirical Investigation Based on Granger Causality Analysis 4.1 Data and Methodology 4.2 Empirical Results 5 Discussion and Conclusion Appendix 1 Minimum Wages, January 2016 (PPS per Month) Appendix 2 The Distribution of Proportion of Minimum Wages by EU Countries in 2014 Appendix 3 National Minimum Gross Guaranteed Wage, 2000-2016 Appendix 4 The Description and Source of the Data References Further Reading Gamifying Innovation and Innovating Through Gamification 1 Introduction 2 Gamification for Innovation 3 Gamification for Innovating 4 Multiple Impacts of Gamification References Work Hard, Play Hard: Work-Life Balance in Small Business 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Small Business 2.2 Franchises and Independents 2.3 Work-Life Balance 3 Methodology 4 Findings 4.1 Work and Life Priorities 4.2 The Opportunity to Improve Work-Life Balance 4.3 Control Over Work Versus Control Over Life 4.4 Choice of Business Model 5 Discussion 5.1 Work and Life Priorities 5.2 The Opportunity to Improve Work-Life Balance 5.3 Control Over Work Versus Control Over Life 5.4 Choice of Business Model 6 Conclusions References StayAheadofaGameorStayStill:TheImpactofLearningandDevelopmentonBusinessPerformance 1 Background 2 Methodology 2.1 DataCollection 2.2 DataAnalysis 3 ResultsandDiscussion 3.1 ChannelOutcomesAchievedThroughLearningandDevelopmentStrategy 3.2 DominantThemes 4 Conclusions References