Faculty / School
School of Business Studies (SBS)
Department
Department of Management
Centre
Aman Center for Entrepreneurial Development (AMAN-CED)
Was this content written or created while at IBA?
Yes
Document Type
Article
Source Publication
Gender, Work & Organization
ISSN
1468-0432
Keywords
gender, institutional logics, institutional voids, women's informalentrepreneurship
Disciplines
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Abstract
In this conceptual paper, we respond to the calls for broadertheoretical approaches that can coherently demonstratea high degree of conceptual sensitivity to multiple combi-nations of institutional factors influencing women's infor-mal entrepreneurship (WIE) and related agency. We do soby integrating constructs of gender and gender inequalitywith those of institutional logics and institutional voids. Wefind that a refined understanding of institutional voids isrequired to pave the way for a meaningful theoretical inte-gration and empirical application of the related conceptual-izations. We offer such a revised definition by placing formaland informal logics (rather than institutions) at the heart ofit. In our theorizing, we propose that gender interplayingwith formal and informal institutional logics create varyingdegrees of obscure and unique institutional voids that shapeWIE prevalence. The proposed harmonized theoretical lensprovides researchers with flexible yet consistent guidancefor conducting context-specific empirical work that cancoherently advance understanding of underlying logicsshaping WIE and related agency.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Ejaz, L., Grinevich, V., & Karatas‐Ozkan, M. (2023). Women's informal entrepreneurship through the lens of institutional voids and institutional logics. Gender, Work & Organization, 30(4), 1254-1272.
Recommended Citation
Ejaz, L., Grinevich, V., & Karatas-Ozkan, M. (2023). Women's informal entrepreneurship through the lens of institutional voids and institutional logics. Gender, Work & Organization, 30 (4), 1254-1272. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-articles/279
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