Gittins, P, McElwee, G and Lever, J (2022) Constrained entrepreneurship in UK agriculture: A Weberian analysis. Journal of Rural Studies, 95. pp. 495-504. ISSN 0743-0167
Abstract
This conceptual paper draws on Max Weber's Iron Cage metaphor to explore its value in understanding how farmers are responding to the institutional contexts that influence and constrain entrepreneurial activities. We create Ideal Types of farmers, farm businesses and farm business strategies to provide a nuanced understanding into the heterogeneous ways Upland farmers are navigating and responding to ever-shifting Constrained Institutional Contexts (CIC's). We examine Weber's original cage metaphor, and draw on its limitations by framing it alternatively to provide a unique lens to examine the UK farming context. We add clarity into how farmers are responding to the challenges arising from the contexts within which they operate, providing a strong theoretical underpinning that can be used by other scholars to examine constrained rural entrepreneurship.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Rural Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Constrained entrepreneurship, Ideal types, Weber, Farm typology, Farmer strategies |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Enterprise & Entrepreneurship (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2022 09:46 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2024 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.021 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:191302 |