An effectuation approach to sustainable entrepreneurship

dc.contributor.authorDawa, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorMarks, Jonathan T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-26T05:40:47Z
dc.date.available2024-06-26T05:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE : This paper aims to explain the occurrence of sustainable entrepreneurship in the underresearched sub-Saharan Africa context and to improve the understanding of how effectuation manifests in this context. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : This study uses a qualitative research approach based on multiple case studies. Responses were sourced from owners, employees, suppliers, the community and customers of sustainable entrepreneurial firms. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews, document reviews and observations. The Gioia analytical approach was used. FINDINGS : Overall, the authors find the concept of effectuation to be well-suited to capturing the processes through which individuals with limited means seek to engage in sustainable entrepreneurship. The authors also identify three pervasive practices that are key to understanding effectuation in the developing country context: complementation of indigenous knowledge with modern science, compassion and pluriactivity. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS : This study underscores the importance of co-creation, diversification of revenue sources and the role of emotional awareness and interpersonal skills in entrepreneurial endeavors. ORIGINALITY/VALUE : This study, therefore, contributes new knowledge about the mechanisms through which entrepreneurs faced with resource constraints use control as opposed to prediction strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurship opportunities. In so doing, this study contributes to entrepreneurship theory by proposing the integration of cognitive and affective dimensions in realizing sustainable entrepreneurship goals.en_US
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-08:Decent work and economic growthen_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2053-4604en_US
dc.identifier.citationDawa, S. and Marks, J. (2024), "An effectuation approach to sustainable entrepreneurship", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 1931-1965. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-06-2023-0252.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2053-4604
dc.identifier.other10.1108/JEEE-06-2023-0252
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/96661
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.rights© 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.subjectEffectuationen_US
dc.subjectSustainable entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)en_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectResource constraintsen_US
dc.subjectSDG-08: Decent work and economic growthen_US
dc.titleAn effectuation approach to sustainable entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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