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Exploring Buddhist influence on the entrepreneurial decision

Exploring Buddhist influence on the entrepreneurial decision Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role that socio‐religious context plays in the decision of whether to become and entrepreneur, and what type of new business venture to create. Design/methodology/approach – Interpretivist development from qualitative data obtained by interviews of entrepreneurs in Nepal and Canada. Findings – Conceptions of Right Livelihood play an important role in the evaluation and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities and in the day‐to‐day operations of the resultant new businesses. Originality/value – Links the literatures of social economics and entrepreneurship to explore how entrepreneurs must balance economic, social, and religious objectives when launching and operating new businesses. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1355-2554
DOI
10.1108/13552550810874682
Publisher site
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role that socio‐religious context plays in the decision of whether to become and entrepreneur, and what type of new business venture to create. Design/methodology/approach – Interpretivist development from qualitative data obtained by interviews of entrepreneurs in Nepal and Canada. Findings – Conceptions of Right Livelihood play an important role in the evaluation and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities and in the day‐to‐day operations of the resultant new businesses. Originality/value – Links the literatures of social economics and entrepreneurship to explore how entrepreneurs must balance economic, social, and religious objectives when launching and operating new businesses.

Journal

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and ResearchEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 25, 2008

Keywords: Entrepreneurialism; Religion; Nepal; Canada

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