Document Type
Research Article
Abstract
Transitional entrepreneurship refers to the practices of entrepreneurs from communities facing adversity who navigate substantial life transitions as they launch and manage new ventures in response to various changes and challenges in their environment. Entrepreneurship is not only a critical driver of economic growth and social development (Ahlstrom et al., 2019; McCloskey, 2010) but can also represent a life-changing transition for most, if not all, of the entrepreneurs themselves. Transitional entrepreneurship entails strategic pivots or transformations that enable entrepreneurs to adapt and thrive in evolving circumstances. In this regard, transitional entrepreneurship research focuses on entrepreneurs from veterans, minorities, immigrants, refugees, women, historically marginalized groups and economically distressed communities. The major goal of this special issue is to draw attention to the endeavors of entrepreneurs from these communities and to pull together some of the disparate research on the important topic of transitional entrepreneurship.
DOI
10.1108/NEJE-12-2023-103
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Javadian, G., Nair, A., Ahlstrom, D., Moghaddam, K., Chen, L.-W. and Lee, Y. (2023), "Transitional entrepreneurship: unleashing entrepreneurial potential across numerous challenging contexts", New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/NEJE-12-2023-103
