Entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector: a literature review and future research opportunities

Fitz-Koch, S., Nordqvist, M., Carter, S. and Hunter, E. (2018) Entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector: a literature review and future research opportunities. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 42(1), pp. 129-166. (doi: 10.1177/1042258717732958)

Abstract

Heeding calls for contextualizing entrepreneurship research and for greater attention to the role of sector in entrepreneurship research, we conduct a systematic literature review of extant research in agricultural entrepreneurship. Recent and rapid vertical integration and rationalization within the agricultural sector provides a dynamic setting for scholars to investigate entrepreneurship theory and practice. We identify three key contextual dimensions of the agricultural sector: identity, family, and institutions, which provide promising opportunities for future research and the potential to contribute to and extend current theoretical and empirical analyses of entrepreneurship research.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Carter, Professor Sara
• Authors: Fitz-Koch, S., Nordqvist, M., Carter, S., and Hunter, E.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences
• Journal Name: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 1042-2587
• ISSN (Online): 1540-6520
• Published Online: 09 October 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 42(1): 129-166
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy