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On the relevance of the concept of entrepreneurial capabilities

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  • Jean-Jacques Obrecht

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The essay builds the relevance of the concept of entrepreneurial capabilities on a corpus of theoretical inputs starting with the 'effectual entrepreneur' model of S. Sarasvathy and appealing to scholarly work in various fields of interest. Two groups of capabilities are distinguished: individuals' anchored capabilities and context related capabilities. Identity and knowledge are presented as distinct capability components of the first group; networks, legitimacy and localness as the components of the second group. The presentation aims at bringing out the vision of a dynamic contextual set of interdependent distinct capabilities that underpin the entrepreneur's proactivity. It also suggests new ways to approach the challenging issue of sustainable entrepreneurship.

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  • Jean-Jacques Obrecht, 2011. "On the relevance of the concept of entrepreneurial capabilities," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(2), pages 107-125.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:13:y:2011:i:2:p:107-125
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    1. Olga Kokshagina & Sophie Hooge & Emilie Canet, 2016. "Microfoundations and the birth of a firm's identity: How entrepreneurs deal with routines to entrench their start-up in an ecosystem," Post-Print hal-01408731, HAL.
    2. Presley K. Wesseh & Boqiang Lin & Yixuan Zhang & Preslyn Sharon Wesseh, 2024. "Sustainable entrepreneurship: When does environmental compliance improve corporate performance?," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 3203-3221, May.
    3. Marine Agogue & Mats Lundqvist & Karen Williams Middleton, 2015. "Mindful Deviation through Combining Causation and Effectuation: A Design Theory-Based Study of Technology Entrepreneurship," Post-Print hal-01196125, HAL.
    4. Christophe Schmitt & Julien Husson & Didier Nobile & Juan Morua, 2015. "Les situations entrepreneuriales : Définition et intérêts pour la recherche en entrepreneuriat," Post-Print hal-01698276, HAL.
    5. Padmaja Argade & Fanny Salignac & Ralf Barkemeyer, 2021. "Opportunity identification for sustainable entrepreneurship: Exploring the interplay of individual and context level factors in India," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(8), pages 3528-3551, December.

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