Justifying Entrepreneurship by Devi Akella

Justifying Entrepreneurship by Devi Akella

This book on entrepreneurship, compiles a series of evidence-based episodes from the lives of the marginalized and the minority-oriented entrepreneurs to comprehend whether entrepreneurship is truly a socio-economic emancipatory strategy. Varying experiences of entrepreneurs, from different geographical territories, origins and gender are examined under a critical lens to deconstruct its emancipatory potential and appreciate its power in generating human freedom, equal opportunities, and in uplifting the oppressed and suppressed classes globally. In specific the book explores entrepreneurs located in two geographically diverse regions across the world. The social entrepreneurs in the contested region of Palestine and the black and ethnic entrepreneurial group based in Georgia, United States. The book is a planned and purposeful compilation of raw [i.e., in terms of emotions and feelings], untold stories of entrepreneurs who have embraced entrepreneurship to eradicate their harsh realities and subsequently emancipate themselves. The book integrates a critical perspective, encompassing a variety of theoretical frameworks such as critical race theory, critical theory, critical realism and different power modalities and philosophies to investigate the emancipatory potential of entrepreneurship and justify it as a socio-economic emancipatory strategy. This book ventures into the murky and dark waters of entrepreneurship by exploring this concept within the black and immigrant communities, as a collective social entrepreneurship reform movement, female entrepreneurship, informal entrepreneurship operating under occupation, to provide detailed insights on bricolage and other complexed economic issues.

Devi Akella is Professor of Management at Albany State University, USA. Her research interests include critical management studies, organization development, and experiential learning. She is the Associate Editor of Organization Management Journal.

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ISBN 13	9783031413803
Title	Justifying Entrepreneurship
Author	Devi Akella
Series	Palgrave Studies Of Entrepreneurship And Social Challenges In Developing Economies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2024-12-02
Number of pages	306
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