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Entrepreneurship in the informal economy: evidence from informal institutional environments
Skousen, Bradley Reed
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- Title
- Entrepreneurship in the informal economy: evidence from informal institutional environments
- Author(s)
- Skousen, Bradley Reed
- Issue Date
- 2016-04-22
- Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
- Bucheli, Marcelo
- Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
- Bucheli, Marcelo
- Committee Member(s)
- Mahoney, Joseph T.
- Bercovitz, Janet
- Shah, Sonali
- Department of Study
- Business Administration
- Discipline
- Business Administration
- Degree Granting Institution
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Degree Name
- Ph.D.
- Degree Level
- Dissertation
- Keyword(s)
- informal economy
- entrepreneurship
- Abstract
- The informal economy remains understudied and a misunderstood phenomenon. This dissertation examines entrepreneurship in the informal economy by drawing upon a variety of theories in management research to examine antecedents that may explain and predict the entrepreneur’s likelihood of transitioning out of the informal economy. Using data from a unique government survey of an urban slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, empirical findings suggest that examining micro- and firm-level differences between entrepreneurs may inform the field's traditional macro-level theorizing on the informal economy. Implications for policymakers and management research along with potential avenues for future research are discussed.
- Graduation Semester
- 2016-05
- Type of Resource
- text
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90780
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 2016 Bradley Reed Skousen
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