Abstract
Entrepreneurship is often about the individual drive for innovation and the exploitation of opportunities; however, in an increasingly connected world, entrepreneurial ecosystems have gained considerable research interest. In many developed countries, entrepreneurial ecosystems emerge from organic collaborations between businesses and investors, with little political involvement. However, in a post-communist country like Kazakhstan, different stakeholders have diverse expectations, leading to tensions among them. In this study, we took a qualitative approach and drew from discursive institutionalism theory in entrepreneurship research in order to understand the influence of politics on the governance of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our findings reveal tensions between collective aspirations and individual goals, generating multiple institutional logics. The generative institutional discourse that is brought about by politics, their influence on governance, and facilitating factors is a mechanism that helps to turn such tensions into policies and collective action. To gain a better understanding of the influence of politics on the governance of entrepreneurial ecosystems, we propose a generative institutional discourse model.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development |
Early online date | 11 Mar 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 11 Mar 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work was funded by the British Council [Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme] and supported by Olena Bondarenko, Aigerim Raimzhanova, Andrey Shenin and Anastasia Goncharova from NARXOZ University, Kazakhstan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- developing country
- entrepreneurial ecosystem
- generative discourse
- governance
- institutional theory
- Politics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Economics and Econometrics