Keywords
Entrepreneurial recycling, Entrepreneurial ecosystem, Reuse capital, Entrepreneur, Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Abstract
We propose new insights into entrepreneurial recycling, focusing on the entrepreneur’s perspective on the role of recycling. We define entrepreneurial recycling as the process by which entrepreneurs share, receive, and transform human, social, organizational, and financial capital throughout the entire entrepreneurial lifecycle: entry, growth and exit. However, research on this topic remains fragmented and underdeveloped. We applied a qualitative, interpretive, and inductive lens to explore the lived experience of six entrepreneurs in order to conceptualize entrepreneurial recycling and understand the implications for entrepreneurial theory and practice. We argue that when entrepreneurs recycle, they trigger a reciprocal trust loop with benefits for receivers and givers involved in recycling and the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the region and the national economy.
Recommended Citation
Slavec Gomezel, A., & Stritar, R. (2022). An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Entrepreneurial Recycling. Economic and Business Review, 24(2), 64-83. https://doi.org/10.15458/2335-4216.1298
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