Handbook of Research on Base of the Pyramid Entrepreneurship

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This pioneering Handbook surveys the evolution of research on entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) since the emergence of the field over two decades ago. Leading experts highlight how entrepreneurship among low-income populations globally can enhance mainstream processes and management theory and methodology.Emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of BoP entrepreneurship, contributors from around the world present an overview of the field, analysing its theoretical and methodological implications, and providing a reference for scholars and practitioners interested in this field. Chapters examine detailed BoP case studies highlighting the diversity of entrepreneurs, emphasizing the impact of their backgrounds on how they approach entrepreneurship, and exploring underrepresented contexts such as refugee camps and warzones. The final section of the Handbook considers emerging questions, including the environmental impact of BoP entrepreneurship and the uniqueness of community-based approaches, while advocating for novel approaches to this field.A vital reference for students and academics in entrepreneurship, business and management, development studies, economics and finance, and social policy. It is also an enlightening read for development practitioners.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-24
Mått:169 x 244 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781802202137

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Edited by Miguel Rivera-Santos, Professor of Strategy and International Business, Babson College and Carlos Rufín, Senior Lecturer in International Business, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University, USA

Innehållsförteckning

Contents1 Introduction to the Handbook of Research on Base of the Pyramid Entrepreneurship: premise and structure 1Miguel Rivera-Santos and Carlos RufínPART I UNDERSTANDING THE FIELD: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES2 Entrepreneurship at the BoP: an interdisciplinary review 11Miguel Rivera-Santos and Carlos Rufín3 Institutional imperfections and heterogeneity in the base of the pyramid: implications for entrepreneurship and informality 44Oscar Barzuna-Hidalgo and Justin W. Webb4 Leveraging context to build theory about BOP entrepreneurship 61Patrick Shulist5 Bottom-up design of field research on subsistence entrepreneurship: Concretizing, Localizing and Socializing Research Methods 84Madhubalan ViswanathanPART II DELVING INTO THE SETTING: THE BOP CONTEXT FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND ITS VARIETIES6 Subsistence entrepreneurship: insights from our journey into subsistence marketplaces and marketplace literacy 96Madhubalan Viswanathan, Maria Jones and Steven Morse7 Space entrepreneurship at the BOP 107Aurélie Toivonen and Ignasi Martí-Lanuza 8 Towards new understandings: a literature review of refugee entrepreneurship in poverty contexts 136Maria Ivanova-Gongne, Stefan Lång and Malin Brännback9 Entrepreneurship in conflict zones: mapping the effects on peace and stability 163Jay Joseph and Harry J. Van Buren IIIPART III EMERGING ISSUES IN BOP ENTREPRENEURSHIP10 Scaling the commons: how to consolidate community-based enterprises at the base of the pyramid with co-creating public policies and partnering with public banks 178Camille Meyer11 BOP entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability 197Nishana Bhogal and Ralph Hamann12 Deficiency premiums at the base of the pyramid: a resource dependence perspective of business-to-business supply chains 212Raja Usman Khalid13 Entrepreneurship and extreme poverty: mysteries before puzzles 235Christopher Sutter and Garry D. Bruton14 Conclusion: the Handbook’s contributions and the future of research on BoP entrepreneurship 246Miguel Rivera-Santos and Carlos Rufín