Contextualizing indigenous venturing: emerging insights for context-based indigenous entrepreneurship research
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2024
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Thesis
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96 p.
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Universidad del Desarrollo. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Abstract
We have a limited understanding of entrepreneurship beyond Western developed contexts. Commonly, mainstream entrepreneurship research relies on assumptions which do not always hold across different segments of the population, such as Indigenous peoples , a still marginalized and under researched segment of society. D espite its relevance for emancipation , economic independence, and sustainable development among Indigenous communities worldwide, Indigenous entrepreneurship remains largely understudied in our field . Therefore , in this doctoral thesis composed of two research articles, I examine some underexplored aspects of Indigenous venturing, focusing on the cultural backgrounds and contextual specificities in which Indigenous entrepreneurship takes place . In doing so, I seek to stress the need for more inclusive research, urging a reconsideration of some of our common knowledge and taken for granted entrepreneurial perspectives.
In the first article of this dissertation , I explore the interface between Indigenous entrepreneurship and place, considering both the 'material' and 'socially constructed' dimensions of place. Specifically, I examine Latin American Indigenous individuals from different ethnicities, engaging in venturing across urban, remote, and rural locations. My findings put into perspective the key influence of place in Indigenous venturing , ranging from deeply embedded and relational ventures in remote settings to Western influenced business approaches within urban areas . Overall, I contribute with an empirical typology that provides a more detailed understanding of the context laden and highly idiosyncratic nature of Indigenous entrepreneurship, focusing on the emergence, orientation, main outcomes, and constraints among Indigenous ventures from different places and groups of people Building on embeddedness theory, in the second chapter of this dissertation I seek to gain new insights into the embedding process among Indigenous entrepreneurs migrating from their native settlements into urban environments . M y findings reveal that migrant Indigenous entrepreneurs engage in distinct ive prosocial and sustainable ventures, bringing their context laden traditions, beliefs, and values to the urban realm through their businesses.
Based on this evidence , I showcas e the pivotal role that their home contexts play in the ir agentic embedding wi thin host contexts . I also contribut e to a multi contextual understanding of embeddedness, considering both distal and proximal contexts at a time.
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Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Business Economics at Universidad del Desarrollo for the academic degree of Doctor in Business Economics.
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040008C, Indigenous entrepreneurship, Embeddedness, Context
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