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Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation: The Importance of Health and Children’s Education for Slum Entrepreneurs

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Research has focused on the role of entrepreneurial action in alleviating poverty. However, there is a gap between individuals’ short-term outcomes from entrepreneurship overcoming immediate resource concerns and the large-scale impact of entrepreneurship on institutional and system change. Therefore, in this study, we explore entrepreneurs’ beliefs about how entrepreneurial action can alleviate poverty. To do so, we conducted a qualitative study of entrepreneurs of businesses located in Indian slums and identified the impact of expectations, role models, and the subjective value of their children’s education in attempts to alleviate poverty.

Source: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.1177/1042258719900774

Authors: Dean A. Shepherd, Vinit Parida, Joakim Wincent

Institutions: University of Notre Dame, Luleå University of Technology, University of Vaasa, University of St.Gallen, Hanken School of Economics

Language: English

Topic: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Subfield: Business and International Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3006152091

FWCI: 23.04

Cites: 106

Cited by: 128

Related to: 10