The emergence of the private entrepreneur in reform era China: re-birth of an earlier tradition, or a more recent product of development and change? Atherton, Andrew and Newman, Alex 2016, The emergence of the private entrepreneur in reform era China: re-birth of an earlier tradition, or a more recent product of development and change?, Business history, vol. 58, no. 3, Special issue: history and evolution of entrepreneurship and finance in China, pp. 319-344, doi: 10.1080/00076791.2015.1122702. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The emergence of the private entrepreneur in reform era China: re-birth of an earlier tradition, or a more recent product of development and change? Author(s) Atherton, Andrew Newman, Alex Journal name Business history Volume number 58 Issue number 3 Season Special issue: history and evolution of entrepreneurship and finance in China Start page 319 End page 344 Total pages 26 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 0007-6791 1743-7938 Keyword(s) China entrepreneurship institutional adaptation private sector rule ambiguities Summary A private sector that now dominates economic activity has emerged in China since 1978, even though many of the essential institutions for market competition have been lacking or are under-developed. We find that there is no evidence that this upsurge of entrepreneurship is a re-birth of an earlier tradition. Instead, the dynamics of entrepreneurial emergence can be attributed to reforms and institutional changes that have occurred since 1949, both before and after the introduction of economic reforms in late 1978. We find that these institutional changes have been evolutionary, adapting to, as well as shaping, emerging forms of economic activity, including entrepreneurship. Our conclusion is that these dynamics of adaptation and evolution produce ‘rule ambiguities’ within the institutional framework that create opportunities for entrepreneurs as well as making these opportunities vulnerable to further institutional change. Language eng DOI 10.1080/00076791.2015.1122702 Field of Research 150304 Entrepreneurship Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081193 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Department of Management Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 05 Feb 2016, 15:33:43 EST Sat, 06 Feb 2016, 04:00:56 EST Sat, 05 Mar 2016, 05:14:59 EST Mon, 13 Jun 2016, 16:16:33 EST Mon, 13 Jun 2016, 16:22:36 EST Wed, 15 Jun 2016, 14:20:21 EST Wed, 15 Jun 2016, 14:21:41 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2016, 13:49:28 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 11:10:23 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 13:52:07 EST Fri, 21 Apr 2017, 07:16:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 107 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 05 Feb 2016, 15:33:43 EST

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