Good option or only option? Poverty, disability, health and enterprise

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Purpose This paper aims to explore experiences of poverty in the enterprise amongst people with a disability or long-term health challenges. departs somewhat from established wisdom about economic financial drivers by exploring why disabled individual would start and continue operate business where that is providing income-poverty. In so doing, it subscribes idea involves reflexive engagement an agent context value(s) other than may be prioritised. Design/methodology/approach The research draws larger qualitative study self-employment which half sample (21 individuals) identified as experiencing poor health. Semi-structured interviews were conducted these participants thematic analysis specific reference Theory Venturing, proposes value reflexively idiosyncratically understood morphogenetic, was used itinerant issues, Findings line theory, findings include are observed both prompters shapers not always primarily associated wealth for sample. Flexibility autonomy attractive features some face inflexible sometimes hostile labour market. Originality/value demonstrates engaging motivated agent's evaluation how enables them navigate their structural condition(s); this contribution enhances theoretical approaches creation illuminating its diversity. also contributes much needed data group who under-represented literature despite being over-represented practice. There implications recommendations policy practice exposure issues emerging.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1758-6534', '1355-2554']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2020-0681