Cohen, B and Munoz, PA (2015) Toward a Theory of Purpose-Driven Urban Entrepreneurship. Organization and Environment, 28 (3). pp. 264-285. ISSN 1086-0266
Abstract
Inspired by Shrivastava and Kennelly, we aim to extend theory on place-based entrepreneurship by highlighting the uniqueness of cities and the interplay between purpose-driven entrepreneurs and the urban places where they operate. This article sets out to conceptualize a middle-range theoretical framework and establish the boundary conditions for purpose-driven urban entrepreneurship based on a combination of inductive reasoning and deductive theorizing. We draw from sustainability and territorial development literatures and the complexity science view of entrepreneurship to establish units, laws of interaction, boundaries, and system states of purpose-driven urban entrepreneurship across three geospatial layers, and elaborate a complexity model comprising sources of opportunities, context, and venturing process. We conclude with potential avenues for further theoretical and empirical development of the purpose-driven urban entrepreneurship construct.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, SAGE Publications. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Organization and Environment. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Place-based entrepreneurship; urban entrepreneurship; purpose-driven entrepreneurship; complexity science; civic accelerators; territorial embeddedness; social embeddedness; collaborative business models; Dubin |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2015 14:19 |
Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2016 00:33 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026615600883 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1086026615600883 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89479 |