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“Touching the Tarmac”: Conjuring the Urban Frontier on a Remote Periphery

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthropologists have demonstrated how the creation of land markets as “frontiers” for global capital requires practices of “conjuring”—the narrative construction of place as desirable for large‐scale investment. This article emphasizes the contingency of this conjuring process in an urbanizing Kenya where land‐selling companies have emerged to
Peter Lockwood
wiley   +1 more source

How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
wiley   +1 more source

When social media becomes medicine: clinician-moderated online consultations as an informal healthcare access point. [PDF]

Isr J Health Policy Res
Bleicher I, Peled-Raz M, Bleicher S, Tzemah S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on prior research about the heterogeneous impact of labor shocks on individuals' propensity to start businesses, we explore how local labor market frictions affect individuals' selection into platform‐based entrepreneurship.
Ruiqing Cao, Yifan Lyu
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic framing of novel ideas: How contestation shapes the evolution of novelty

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurs use strategic framing to gain support for their novel ventures, products, and services. A key challenge entrepreneurs face is that audiences often contest frames that introduce novel ideas, especially when these ideas disrupt audiences' mental and business models.
Janina Klein, Elco van Burg, Christine Moser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in Louisiana Through Social Media Listening and Community Feedback: Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

JMIR Infodemiology
Sanchez AV, Smith S, Sakhamuri S, Ardoin J, Chu H.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How ventures maintain stakeholder support amidst operational legitimacy threats

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We explore how ventures mitigate operational legitimacy threats—threats that originate within the venture and challenge claims relating to the venture's ability to deliver on its promised value proposition. Through an inductive study of four ventures working to deliver their promised products following successful crowdfunding ...
Alex Murray, Susan Cohen, Farhan Iqbal
wiley   +1 more source

Framing health: how health communication theories and strategies shape NCD prevention content on Facebook Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Wanasinghe T, Athauda LK, Abeykoon A, Chandratilake MN, Kasturiratne A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Platform development in incumbent firms: The interplay of data and actor interests in adding platforms to existing businesses

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Despite growing interest in platform transitions, limited research examines how firms navigate challenges of building platform businesses alongside existing products. Through a longitudinal case study of a financial services firm launching a platform, we develop a process model revealing how data bottlenecks shape platform ...
Jack Fraser, Elizabeth J. Altman, Pinar Ozcan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source