Intregrating entrepreneurship with urban and neighbourhood studies: lessons for future research

Reutschke, D., Mason, C. , Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (2015) Intregrating entrepreneurship with urban and neighbourhood studies: lessons for future research. In: Mason, C., Reutschke, D., Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 273-285. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00024)

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Abstract

This concluding chapter synthesises findings, discusses the role of homes, households and neighbourhoods for entrepreneurship, comments on methods and data needed to do research on the connections between entrepreneurship and homes and neighbourhoods, and finally presents ideas for future research. It argues that concepts of capital theory are key in understanding the links between home, households, neighbourhoods and entrepreneurship. It highlights three key findings: first, multiple resources for entrepreneurship are attributed to neighbourhoods; second, personal and household sources overlap and are closely interrelated; and, third, homes are sources of economic and social capital that are useful for entrepreneurship. The role of neighbourhoods and the domestic sphere for entrepreneurship underlines that not only are cities relevant for entrepreneurship, as they provide localisation and urbanisation benefits, but the symbolic value of some (creative) neighbourhoods can attract (would-be) entrepreneurs, a tolerant culture towards working mothers and ethnic minorities can foster entrepreneurial potential, and the variety of affordable commercial premises and housing helps business start-ups and growth. The chapter defines five areas of interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research: time–space patterns, entrepreneurial capital, social class, family embeddedness and well-being. Combining both quantitative and qualitative methods appears to be particularly fruitful for unravelling networks and neighbourhood characteristics relevant to entrepreneurial activity.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Mason, Professor Colin
Authors: Reutschke, D., Mason, C., Syrett, S., and van Ham, M.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Publisher:Edward Elgar
ISBN:9781784711993

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