Entrepreneurship as a solution to extreme poverty: A review and future research directions

C Sutter, GD Bruton, J Chen - Journal of business venturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Entrepreneurship is widely argued to be critical for alleviating extreme poverty. However,
research on this topic is characterized by diverging perspectives regarding poverty …

A systematic review of the bottom/base of the pyramid literature: Cumulative evidence and future directions

K Dembek, N Sivasubramaniam… - Journal of Business …, 2020 - Springer
Sixteen years ago, Prahalad and Hart (Strategy+ Business 26: 2–14, 2002) introduced the
possibility of both profitably serving the poor and alleviating poverty. This first iteration of the …

Informal entrepreneurship in develo** economies: The impacts of starting up unregistered on firm performance

CC Williams, A Martinez–Perez… - … Theory and Practice, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
To advance understanding of the entrepreneurship process in develo** economies, this
article evaluates whether registered enterprises that initially avoid the cost of registration …

Informal entrepreneurship and institutional theory: Explaining the varying degrees of (in) formalization of entrepreneurs in Pakistan

CC Williams, MS Shahid - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, scholars adopting institutional theory have explained the tendency of
entrepreneurs to operate in the informal sector to be a result of the asymmetry between …

[LIVRE][B] Measuring the Global Shadow Economy: the prevalence of informal work and labour

CC Williams, F Schneider - 2016 - books.google.com
This book brings together two leading researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive
overview of the shadow economy from a global perspective. Reviewing the advantages and …

Toward a greater understanding of entrepreneurship and strategy in the informal economy

JW Webb, RD Ireland… - Strategic entrepreneurship …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The informal economy consists of business activities that occur outside of formal institutional
boundaries but within the boundaries of informal institutions. A large gap exists between the …

Transitioning entrepreneurs from informal to formal markets

C Sutter, J Webb, G Kistruck, DJ Ketchen Jr… - Journal of Business …, 2017 - Elsevier
Informal markets encompass economic activity that occurs outside of formal regulations and
is rather guided by informal norms, values, and understandings. A growing stream of …

The double-edged sword of legitimacy in base-of-the-pyramid markets

GM Kistruck, JW Webb, CJ Sutter, AVG Bailey - Journal of Business …, 2015 - Elsevier
As compared to developed countries, a much higher proportion of entrepreneurs within base-
of-the-pyramid (BOP) markets operate unregistered businesses. Prior research has …

Playing dirty or building capability? Corruption and HR training as competitive actions to threats from informal and foreign firm rivals

A Iriyama, R Kishore, D Talukdar - Strategic management …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Research summary: We examine why a firm takes specific competitive action in nonmarket
and resource‐market spaces, particularly when it perceives threats from informal and foreign …

[LIVRE][B] Confronting the Shadow Economy: evaluating tax compliance and behaviour policies

CC Williams - 2014 - elgaronline.com
Across the world, many earn monetary income that they do not declare to the state for tax,
social security and/or labour law purposes. This work in the shadows is not some minor …