Inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem for PwDs: a reflection on SDGs

IF 4.6 3区 管理学 Q1 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Snigdha Malhotra, Tavleen Kaur, Kokil Jain, Prashant Kumar Pandey, Aniket Sengupta
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Abstract

Purpose

People with disabilities (PwDs) encounter several impediments to employment prospects, contributing to India's huge employment gap. Entrepreneurship offers a different avenue for PwDs to overcome these constraints. Entrepreneurship Support Organizations (ESOs) play a significant role in assisting PwD entrepreneurs. The present study aims to explore challenges encountered by entrepreneurs with disabilities (EwDs) in starting or sustaining a business in an Indian ecosystem. The study further aims to examine the status of entrepreneurial outcomes while comprehending the intersection of the challenges of disability and entrepreneurship. The study draws on stakeholder and social identity theories to understand this critical connection.

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative approach is applied to study the phenomenon. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 EWDs and 5 ESOs to explore the challenges faced and the available support in the Indian context. The study explores the level of coordination and roles these organizations play in fostering an entrepreneurial culture for PWDs.

Findings

The research findings explore novel challenges and facilitators of entrepreneurial pursuits of EwDs. The study further offers implications for policymakers to foster inclusive infrastructure, financial institutions to provide accessible credit options, and ESOs to amplify tailored assistance. Importantly, these dynamics have implications for advancing relevant Sustainable Development Goals.

Originality/value

The intersectional lens of disability and entrepreneurial challenges offered to study PwD entrepreneurship highlights new directions for exploring the phenomenon in deeper detail. Further, the theoretical underpinnings of stakeholder and social identity theories provide practical and indispensable insights into the phenomenon.

面向残疾人的包容性创业生态系统:对可持续发展目标的思考
目的残疾人(PwDs)在就业前景方面遇到一些障碍,造成印度巨大的就业缺口。创业为残疾人克服这些限制提供了不同的途径。创业支持组织 (ESO) 在帮助残疾人创业方面发挥着重要作用。本研究旨在探讨残疾企业家在印度生态系统中创办或维持企业时遇到的挑战。本研究还旨在考察创业成果的状况,同时了解残疾挑战与创业的交叉点。本研究借鉴了利益相关者和社会认同理论来理解这一重要联系。研究人员对 13 名残疾人和 5 名就业服务机构进行了半结构化访谈,以探讨印度残疾人所面临的挑战和可获得的支持。研究探讨了这些组织在促进残疾人创业文化方面的协调水平和作用。研究结果研究结果探讨了残疾人创业所面临的新挑战和促进因素。研究还为政策制定者促进包容性基础设施建设、金融机构提供可获得的信贷选择以及就业服务机构扩大有针对性的援助提供了启示。原创性/价值 残疾与创业挑战的交叉视角为研究残疾人创业提供了新的视角,为深入探讨这一现象提供了新的方向。此外,利益相关者理论和社会认同理论的理论基础为这一现象提供了实用且不可或缺的见解。
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CiteScore
8.40
自引率
11.40%
发文量
80
期刊介绍: ■Employee welfare ■Human aspects during the introduction of technology ■Human resource recruitment, retention and development ■National and international aspects of HR planning ■Objectives of human resource planning and forecasting requirements ■The working environment
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