Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity
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Reuschke, D., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. 2021. Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. Futures. 128, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102714
Type | Article |
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Title | Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity |
Authors | Reuschke, D., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. |
Abstract | This introduction to the Special Issue discusses the status quo of the literature on digital entrepreneurship and digital economy highlighting the neglect of a significant and growing segment of the small business sector whose futures have remained under-researched: self-employed workers and freelancers who run one-person or micro-businesses and home-based businesses that operate largely or exclusively online. Their digital futures and opportunities cannot be understood in simple dichotomies such as ‘necessity’ versus ‘opportunity’ or ‘use’ versus ‘non-use’ of digital technologies. Instead, it is suggested to consider the spatial and social contexts of these more ‘ordinary’ or ‘unexceptional’ businesses. Attention is drawn to networks and social capital and their spatial embeddedness in complementing human capital. Concepts of the second digital divide, digital generations, entrepreneurial bricolage and spatial proximity and city ecosystems are discussed to make suggestions about the possible digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. |
Research Group | Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Futures |
ISSN | 0016-3287 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Feb 2021 |
30 Apr 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 01 Mar 2021 |
Accepted | 18 Feb 2021 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Copyright Statement | © 2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Additional information | Referred to by: Darja Reuschke, Colin Mason, Stephen Syrett, Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. Futures, Volume 135, January 2022, Pages 102877 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102714 |
Language | English |
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