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Resilience among the disadvantaged: How losses influence the post-crisis behaviour of Cameroonian entrepreneurs

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  • Castellanza, Luca

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Crises hamper entrepreneurship by eroding the entrepreneurs’ resource bases and causing psychological distress. Entrepreneurial resilience, the act of taking advantage of opportunities during adverse circumstances, requires using resources to counteract crisis-related disruptions. Building on these ideas, we develop theory as to how entrepreneurs operating in poverty settings, who are susceptible to instability and resource erosion, may behave resiliently when confronted with losses. Through a grounded-theoretical analysis of entrepreneurship in South-West Cameroon, we identify three behaviours local entrepreneurs enact in reaction to losses: non-resilience, urgency-driven resilience, and synergy-driven resilience. Then, we build theory as to how the mechanisms of resource erosion and psychological distress interact in determining post-crisis reactions. The study generates novel insights on the antecedents of entrepreneurial resilience with implications for theory and practice.

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  • Castellanza, Luca, 2021. "Resilience among the disadvantaged: How losses influence the post-crisis behaviour of Cameroonian entrepreneurs," SocArXiv z36x2, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:z36x2
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/z36x2
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