Trans-contextual work: doing entrepreneurial contexts in the periphery

Muñoz, Pablo; Kimmitt, Jonathan; Spigel, Ben

Abstract

This study explores how entrepreneurs “do” contexts in peripheral areas. Through the examination of changes in roles, practices, and relationships across peripheral areas in Chile, we found that substantive transformations result from the momentary repurposing of systems of provision, types of inter-dependencies, and sources of reliance within public, community, and family contexts. Drawing from the perspective of interstitial spaces and extensive data, this is done through three interwoven interaction rituals: support seeking, neighboring, and nesting. We abductively theorize the connection between these rituals as trans-contextual work. As entrepreneurs do contexts through trans-contextual work new entrepreneurial ideas, practices and artifacts begin to reorganize community resources and transform the commune’s social into an entrepreneurial life. Our research expands the current understanding of contextual change in peripheral areas and contextualization in entrepreneurship more broadly.

Citation

Muñoz, P., Kimmitt, J., & Spigel, B. (2024). Trans-contextual work: doing entrepreneurial contexts in the periphery. Small Business Economics, 62(2), 607-628. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00772-4

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Oct 21, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 2, 2023
• Journal: Small Business Economics
• Print ISSN: 0921-898X
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-0913
• Publisher: Springer
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 607-628
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00772-4
• Keywords: Interstitial spaces, O54, O18, Contextualization, L26, Chile, Periphery, Entrepreneurial context
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1191173