Research on entrepreneurship in the informal economy: Framing a research agenda

abstract

• The informal economy consists of economic activities that occur outside of formal institutional boundaries but which remain within informal institutional boundaries for large segments of society. We draw from diverse disciplines to frame research concerning entrepreneurship in the informal economy around three separate theories: institutional theory, motivation-related theories from a sociological perspective, and resource allocation theory. Each of these theories provides a complementary lens through which to examine the incentives, constraints, motivations, strategies, and abilities of entrepreneurs to operate and grow their ventures in the informal economy. Employing these theoretical perspectives facilitates efforts to highlight the breadth of informal economy research in different domains and lays foundations for future entrepreneurship research. 2012 .

authors

• Ireland, Robert

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF BUSINESS VENTURING

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Webb, J. W., Bruton, G. D., Tihanyi, L., & Ireland, R. D.

citation count

• 289

complete list of authors

• Webb, Justin W||Bruton, Garry D||Tihanyi, Laszlo||Ireland, R Duane

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Business Venturing  Journal

keywords

• Informal Economy
• Institutional Theory
• Motivation
• Resource Allocation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.05.003

start page

• 598

end page

• 614

volume

• 28

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.05.003

user-defined tag

• 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth