Showingcasing entrepreneurs' responses to severe drought: qualitative findings from Cape Town, South Africa
Kuijpers, Florine M., and Eijdenberg, Emiel L. (2020) Showingcasing entrepreneurs' responses to severe drought: qualitative findings from Cape Town, South Africa. In: Chaiechi, Taha, (ed.) Economic Effects of Natural Disasters: theoretical foundations, methods, and tools. Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 131-146.
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Abstract
Approaching ecological challenges from an institutional theory and entrepreneurship perspective is in its infant stages. Previous research has largely relied on macro-level approaches to examining responses of entrepreneurs during and after times of ecological challenges. In contrast, this study adopts a micro-level approach by showcasing the personal stories of 12 entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa. Following the “Gioia-methodology” of analyzing qualitative interviews, the findings show the ecological challenges due to recent drought play a key role in everyday entrepreneurial life: entrepreneurs experience the natural effects of drought and the regulations to manage drought imposed on them. Entrepreneurs respond to the challenges in three ways: (1) personal solutions; (2) improvised solutions of water management; and (3) professional solutions of water management. These responses bring forth different detailed tactics (e.g., installing rain-harvesting systems, recycling water), highlighting the mundane activities of entrepreneurs. Based on the findings, practical implications are discussed.
| Item ID: | 64861 |
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Research - B1) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-12-817465-4 |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2020 01:45 |
| FoR Codes: | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350704 Entrepreneurship @ 50% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9610 Natural Hazards > 961002 Natural Hazards in Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 100% |
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