Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of Nigeria's oil and gas industry local content (LC) policy, with particular reference to how the policy has enhanced entrepreneurial activities and served as panacea to resolving some of the country's socio-economic challenges...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and implications related to the integration of low-income customers into the strategy of CEMEX, one of the world's largest building materials companies. Design/methodology/approach – A case study with data from interviews of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of opportunity and its role in social entrepreneurship processes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a single-case study of a sustainable community in Denmark. The data include interviews, documents and television...

Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate whether early-stage entrepreneurs and the established self-employed in rural communities trade off-the-books and whether this tendency varies across deprived and affluent rural localities. Design/methodology/approach – Face-to-face interviews were...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add to the understanding of Maori perspectives pertaining to the economic application of New Zealand's flora and fauna. Design/methodology/approach – The body of literature consulted was a combination of works written about Rongoa Maori (Maori...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe Mibanco's challenges in offering credit to individuals who have never had access to the formal banking system in Peru. The purpose of the case is to explain how Mibanco's innovative products and services have contributed to its success in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is first, to assess the applicability of the ideal of mixed-use nodal development to a small town and rural setting. Second, it aims to model the patterns of density of the built environment, distribution of amenities and associated variations in travel...

Purpose – Although the concept of institutional entrepreneurship has been developed in the institutional theory literature to explain change in the normative context of organizations, little attention has been given to understanding what institutional entrepreneurs actually do to create...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply neutralization theory to white-collar criminals to discuss criminal entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical framework of neutralization techniques is applied to criminal entrepreneurship and white-collar criminality....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and implications related to the integration of low-income customers into the strategy of CEMEX, one of the world's largest building materials companies. Design/methodology/approach – A case study with data from interviews of a...