{"title":"The Entrepreneurial Habitus of Zimbabweans in South Africa","authors":"Nyakabawu Shingirai","doi":"10.1177/00219096231197766","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article argues that individuals’ internalised frameworks, shaped by Bourdieu’s concept of habitus, play a crucial role in their ability to conceive entrepreneurial possibilities and to recognise opportunities. To explore this argument, interviews were conducted with Zimbabwean entrepreneurs residing in of Cape Town, South Africa. The participants exhibited diverse habituated experiences including culinary preferences, work backgrounds and family histories. The article contends that these habitual dispositions, whether conscious or unconscious, significantly influenced their decision to engage in entrepreneurship within the South African context.","PeriodicalId":46881,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian and African Studies","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Asian and African Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096231197766","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article argues that individuals’ internalised frameworks, shaped by Bourdieu’s concept of habitus, play a crucial role in their ability to conceive entrepreneurial possibilities and to recognise opportunities. To explore this argument, interviews were conducted with Zimbabwean entrepreneurs residing in of Cape Town, South Africa. The participants exhibited diverse habituated experiences including culinary preferences, work backgrounds and family histories. The article contends that these habitual dispositions, whether conscious or unconscious, significantly influenced their decision to engage in entrepreneurship within the South African context.
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The Journal of Asian and African Studies (JAAS) was founded in 1965 to further research and study on Asia and Africa. JAAS is a peer reviewed journal of area studies recognised for consistent scholarly contributions to cutting-edge issues and debates. The journal welcomes articles, research notes, and book reviews that focus on the dynamics of global change and development of Asian and African nations, societies, cultures, and the global community. Published articles cover: -development and change -technology and communication -globalization -public administration -politics -economy -education -health, wealth, and welfare -poverty and growth -humanities -sociology -political science -linguistics -economics JAAS adheres to a double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Decisions on manuscripts will be taken as rapidly as possible. However, while it is hoped that a decision can be made in 6-8 weeks, the refereeing process makes it impossible to predict the length of time that will be required to process any given manuscript.