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Morris MH, Soleimanof S, Tucker R. Drivers of fragility in the ventures of poverty entrepreneurs. Small Bus Econ (Dordr) 2022; 61:305-323. [PMID: 38625217 PMCID: PMC9483861 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-022-00687-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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This study examines whether and how the experience of poverty shapes the entrepreneurial journey. The research builds upon disadvantage theory to explore how liabilities resulting from the poverty experience can serve as obstacles to the creation of sustainable enterprises. An analysis of data from a sample of 202 entrepreneurs in poverty contexts in the USA demonstrates how liability of poorness (LOP) factors leads to the emergence of more fragile ventures. The findings further indicate that entrepreneurial alertness can moderate the effect of LOP on venture fragility. The study offers theoretical and practical suggestions for further understanding and fostering entrepreneurship as a viable solution to poverty.
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- Michael H. Morris
- Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
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- Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
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- Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
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- Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems, Louisiana State University, USA
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Jocic MR, Morris MH, Kuratko DF. Familiness and innovation outcomes in family firms: The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation. Journal of Small Business Management 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1861284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Marko R. Jocic
- Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, USA
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- McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, USA
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- Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA
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Grosholz JM, Kabongo JD, Morris MH, Wichern A. Entrepreneurship Education in the Transformation of Incarcerated Individuals: A Review of the Literature and Future Research Directions. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2020; 64:1551-1570. [PMID: 32515248 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x20928020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This article draws upon the theories of entrepreneurial cognition, planned behavior, and criminal desistance to understand the role of entrepreneurship education in the behavioral and cognitive transformation of incarcerated individuals. Specifically, this article considers how participation in an entrepreneurship education program should influence entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, cognitive transformation, and institutional misconduct. It suggests these changes are more likely to influence an incarcerated person's entrepreneurial intentions and criminal desistance. The six propositions presented shed light on how an incarcerated individual's willingness to change his or her attitudes and develop an entrepreneurial mind-set influence his or her behavior in prison and prepares him or her to prosper in a dynamic and complex world after release. This article argues that the study of one's transformation while incarcerated through the discovery, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities is likely to advance empirical and theoretical perspectives of the fields of entrepreneurship. The examination of how incarcerated persons deal with fear of failure, risk aversion, and identity, in particular, presents great opportunities for future research.
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Morris MH, Kuratko DF, Audretsch DB, Santos S. Overcoming the liability of poorness: disadvantage, fragility, and the poverty entrepreneur. Small Bus Econ 2020; 58:41-55. [PMID: 38624528 PMCID: PMC7532122 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-020-00409-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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All entrepreneurs must overcome the liabilities of newness and smallness as they attempt to launch and grow a new venture. However, those in poverty face an even greater challenge due to a concept we introduce, known as the liability of poorness, which centers on literacy gaps, a scarcity mindset, intense non-business pressures, and the lack of a safety net. Each of these components of the liability of poorness contributes to the disadvantage and fragility of the enterprises confronting the poor. Implications of this fragility for venture dynamics as well as how some poverty entrepreneurs overcome this liability are explored. Research priorities are discussed for ongoing work on the liability of poorness.
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- Michael H. Morris
- Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
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- Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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- Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ USA
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Morris MH, Soleimanof S, White RJ. Retirement of entrepreneurs: Implications for entrepreneurial exit. Journal of Small Business Management 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Santos SC, Neumeyer X, Morris MH. Entrepreneurship Education in a Poverty Context: An Empowerment Perspective. Journal of Small Business Management 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shirokova G, Tsukanova T, Morris MH. The Moderating Role of National Culture in the Relationship Between University Entrepreneurship Offerings and Student Start-Up Activity: An Embeddedness Perspective. Journal of Small Business Management 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Leyland F. Pitt
- Management Studies, Henley Management College, Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, UK
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- Fletcher Jones Professor of Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Public Administration, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
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Morris MH, Neumeyer X, Jang Y, Kuratko DF. Distinguishing Types of Entrepreneurial Ventures: An Identity-Based Perspective. Journal of Small Business Management 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Morris MH, Coombes S, Schindehutte M, Allen J. Antecedents and Outcomes of Entrepreneurial and Market Orientations in a Non-profit Context: Theoretical and Empirical Insights. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/10717919070130040401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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While heavily emphasized within for-profit organizations, little is understood regarding the role of entrepreneurial leadership in the development, growth, and sustainability of non-profit enterprises. The fundamental logic of entrepreneurship is less apparent in this context given the social mission and multiple stakeholders involved. Building on findings regarding entrepreneurial orientation (EO) within for-profit organizations, a model of antecedents, correlates, and outcomes of entrepreneurship in non-profits is developed and tested. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between EO and the market orientation (MO) of the non-profit. The findings demonstrate that entrepreneurship has a legitimate role in non-profits, and the work climate can be designed to affect levels of entrepreneurship. Further, EO is associated with aspects of market orientation, but not with financial performance. Implications are drawn for theory and practice.
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Morris MH, Kuratko DF. Building University 21st Century Entrepreneurship Programs that Empower and Transform. Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Economic Growth 2014. [DOI: 10.1108/s1048-473620140000024001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Morris MH, Webb JW, Fu J, Singhal S. A Competency-Based Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education: Conceptual and Empirical Insights. Journal of Small Business Management 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morris MH, Shirokova G, Shatalov A. The Business Model and Firm Performance: The Case of Russian Food Service Ventures. Journal of Small Business Management 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2012.00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schindehutte M, Morris MH, Kocak A. Understanding Market-Driving Behavior: The Role of Entrepreneurship. Journal of Small Business Management 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2007.00228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Morris MH, Miyasaki NN, Watters CE, Coombes SM. The Dilemma of Growth: Understanding Venture Size Choices of Women Entrepreneurs. J Small Business Management 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2006.00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pitt L, Morris MH, Oosthuizen P. Expectations of Service Quality as an Industrial Market Segmentation Variable. The Service Industries Journal 1996. [DOI: 10.1080/02642069600000001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Morris MH, Jones FF. Human resource management practices and corporate entrepreneurship: an empirical assessment from the USA. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 1993. [DOI: 10.1080/09585199300000062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Morris MH. A model for evaluating a community health agency. NLN Publ 1987:63-79. [PMID: 3684561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We have seen that sex has three functions, the reproductive, the relational, and the recreational. We have shown it probable that a great deal of unnecessary marital conflict comes from one party holding relational sex to be all-important while the other considers recreational sex to be of more importance. Finally, we have indicated that it is most likely that if they can compromise this difficulty by each meeting the other on his own ground a part of the time, much of the haggling will stop and many unnecessary divorces will be avoided.
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Ganis FM, Lowe RH, Morris MH, Migeon CJ, Stonesifer GL. The conversion of (4-14C)-cortisol to (14C)-11beta-hydroxyestradiol in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma--cortisol metabolism and breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem 1974; 5:543-9. [PMID: 4427450 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(74)90102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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