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The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Conceptual Approach

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  • Oscar Javier Montiel

    (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.)

  • Mark Clark

    (Houston Baptist University, United States)

  • María Guadalupe Calderón

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

Abstract

The paper aims to identify and structure the relationship between different elements within what is commonly known as the dark side of entrepreneurship. As Baumol (1990) stated, the process of entrepreneurship can be productive or destructive. Different positions have been investigated and one of the least explored is the dark side of entrepreneurship as a construct. A literature review was made through databases and search engines, academic journals, repositories, archives, or other collections. Findings suggest there are many perspectives remaining for research, starting with clarification and a more precise definition not only of the construct itself but also of the factors or forces that drive this dark side, with a proposal that can be approached both from the entrepreneur and the context. Our proposal considers ethics, organizational psychology, and a systemic position, where the context plays a significant and decisive role, so researchers are encouraged to test the conceptual model further. This paper fulfills an identified need to propose an initial point to conceptualize the logic behind the dark side of entrepreneurship.

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  • Oscar Javier Montiel & Mark Clark & María Guadalupe Calderón, 2020. "The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Conceptual Approach," Economía: teoría y práctica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México, vol. 53(2), pages 71-96, Julio-Dic.
    • Handle: RePEc:ety:journl:v:53:y:2020:i:2:p:71-96
    DOI: 10.24275/ETYPUAM/NE/532020/Gutierrez
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    Keywords

    Dark side entrepreneurship; entrepreneur personality; context; entrepreneurship multidimensionality; entrepreneurship policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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