The Influence of Formal and Informal Institutional Voids on Entrepreneurship

Authors

Justin W. Webb, University of North Carolina at CharlotteFollow
Theodore A. Khoury, Portland State UniversityFollow
Michael A. Hitt, Texas A & M University - College Station

Published In

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

3-2020

Abstract

Building new space for institutional theory, we propose how the severity of formal and informal institutional voids shapes the productivity of entrepreneurial activities within society. Our theory makes the key assumptions that voids can exist in both formal and informal institutions and that they are capable of hindering entrepreneurial behavior that is favorable to development progress. We extend new theoretical domains by conceptualizing informal institutional voids and proposing how both formal and informal institutional voids and their interaction influence two qualitative outcomes within localities: (1) the unique forms of entrepreneurial activity, and (2) the objectives underlying this entrepreneurial activity.

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© The Author(s) 2019

Locate the Document

http://doi.org/10.1177/1042258719830310

DOI

10.1177/1042258719830310

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34609

Citation Details

Webb, J. W., Khoury, T. A., & Hitt, M. A. (2020). The influence of formal and informal institutional voids on entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 44(3), 504-526.