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By exploring the economic and social value of disabled people with positive entrepreneurial traits and adaptive skills, this innovative book breaks away from normative entrepreneurial studies to recognise the overlooked value in disabled entrepreneurs. In the study of entrepreneurship, the social tendency to disregard people with disabilities has caused a paucity of knowledge about the successful ventures of disabled people worldwide. Seeking to improve public understanding of disabled entrepreneurs, this pioneering book re-evaluates their identity, value and contribution beyond economic, cultural and geographical contexts. Chapters explore disabled entrepreneurs from non-Western economies and marginalised social segments, with a focus on emphasising the importance of disabled women entrepreneurs from developing economies as agents of change for society and the economy. Exploring the push and pull factors that exist for disabled people in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, chapters disassemble the socially institutionalised barriers to important sources of value creation by disabled entrepreneurs. With a global scope, this book will prove invaluable for students and scholars of entrepreneurship and business management. With expert insights into innovative practices and evidence-based policymaking from a range of disabled entrepreneurs, it will be a vital resource for entrepreneurs looking to build and grow inclusive and successful ventures.

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Author:   Shumaila Yousafzai ,  Wilson Ng ,  Shandana Sheikh ,  Thomas Coogan
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789905632

ISBN 10:   178990563
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   25 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship xix Shumaila Yousafzai, Wilson Ng, Shandana Sheikh and Thomas Coogan PART I THE PUSH AND THE PULL FACTORS FOR DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS 1 Follow your dreams? Push and pull motivations of entrepreneurs with disabilities in Hungary 2 Sara Csillag, Zsuzsanna Gyori, Anna Laura Hidegh and Carmen Svastics 2 “Underdog” entrepreneurs? Identifying processes of opportunity creation among visually impaired founders of new ventures 20 Wilson Ng 3 Creating my own job: Australian experiences of people with disability with microenterprises, self-employment and entrepreneurship 35 Simon Darcy, Jock Collins and Megan Stronach 4 The push and pull of entrepreneurship for individuals with autism spectrum disorder 59 Eric Patton 5 Entrepreneurial activity among disabled entrepreneurs with visible and invisible impairments: a literature review 77 Wilson Ng 6 Entrepreneurship and disability: research in a Spanish university 85 Rosa M. Muñoz, Yolanda Salinero and M. Valle Fernández 7 Awareness and attitudes towards social entrepreneurship among university students and disabled people: the case of the Czech Republic 99 Ondřej Kročil, Richard Pospíšil and David Kosina PART II ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS 8 Enterprising? Disabled? The status and potential for disabled people’s microenterprise in South Korea 114 Se Kwang Hwang and Alan Roulstone 9 Designing public policy to support entrepreneurial activity within the disabled community in Ireland 131 Thomas M. Cooney 10 How entrepreneurs with physical and mental health challenges can benefit from an entrepreneurial ecosystems approach 143 Mirza Tihic, Gary Shaheen and Felix Arndt 11 The role of government policies in establishing a conducive entrepreneurial environment for disabled entrepreneurs in China 160 Tiansheng Yang, Shandana Sheikh, Shumaila Yousafzai and Xiangxin Yang 12 The need for an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem for women with disability in Pakistan 182 Shandana Sheikh 13 Disabled women entrepreneurs and microfinance: a road less travelled (for a reason)? 196 Nadeera Ranabahu and Farzana Aman Tanima 14 A preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental wellbeing of entrepreneurship students 208 Sylvie Studente, Filia Garivaldis and Wilson Ng 15 The hidden entrepreneurs: disability and entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan 221 Shumaila Yousafzai and Yerken Turganbayev 16 Inclusive entrepreneurship in Palestine: context and prospects of people with disabilities 238 Wojdan Omran and Leila Farraj PART III THE IDENTITY AND CONTRIBUTION OF DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS 17 The making of a (dis)abled entrepreneur: an entrepreneurial identity perspective 247 Mukta Kulkarni and Yangerjungla Pongener 18 The opportunity to contribute: disability and the digital entrepreneur 262 Tom Boellstorff 19 Disabled entrepreneurs creating value in Iran’s entrepreneurial ecosystem 279 Vahid Makizadeh, Shumaila Yousafzai, Siavash Aein Jamshid and Adel Mohebbi 20 The contribution of disabled entrepreneurs in the Sultanate of Oman 297 Eric V. Bindah Index

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Edited by Shumaila Yousafzai, Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan and Cardiff University, UK, Wilson Ng, Professor of Entrepreneurship, IDRAC Business School, Campus de Lyon, France and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Regent's University London, UK, Shandana Sheikh, Avicenna Medical and Dental College, Pakistan and Thomas Coogan, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Hadyn Green Institute, Nottingham University Business School, UK

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