The Palgrave Handbook of Decolonising Entrepreneurship, Gebunden

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This handbook explores the concept referred to as the “coloniality of power”, and the circumstances in which entrepreneurs find themselves, whilst also acknowledging the persistence of power relations in the entrepreneurial arena. The aim is to challenge entrepreneurial practices and discourses and theories on these practices.

The handbook addresses two main areas: 1. entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial situations that involve forms of coloniality of power; and 2. the conceptualisation and categorisations used in entrepreneurship, with knowledge that would benefit from being decolonised.

Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, this handbook provides up-to-date coverage of issues confronting minoritised entrepreneurs, providing a potential way forward to making invisible under-represented entrepreneurs visible. 

Bridget Irene is Senior Lecturer in business management at the Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University. Her scholarly interests range widely, encompassing entrepreneurship and focusing on the culturally instantiated facets of the debate on gender entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial competencies, family businesses, entrepreneurship education, and the informal economy. Her PhD research contributes to the already established discourse on gendering entrepreneurship and provides explicit feminist perspectives highlighting the inadvertent reinforcement of women’s subordination to men in the context of entrepreneurial endeavours. Bridget is the deputy track chair for the Entrepreneurship SIG at the British Academy of Management. 

Joan Lockyer is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the School of Strategy and Leadership (SSL) at Coventry University.  Joan is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society and Arts (FRSA). She has worked in Higher Education for 15 years, prior to which she worked in industry (in product development, testing and certification) for over 10 years and consultancy for 12 years. Her teaching experience covers the full spectrum of accredited and non-accredited programmes (undergraduate; postgraduate to doctoral level; professional development and vocational). She is an experienced enterprise educator, leading on the development of a wide range of educational and training programmes for students and staff, regardless of discipline. 

James Okrah is an independent researcher and former visiting scholar at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) at the University of Regensburg, Germany. He is a distinguished Ph. D. graduate from Ural Federal University, Russia and specializes in the dynamic intersection of institutions and innovation within his research endeavours. Since 2016, he has actively contributed as a research fellow, demonstrating exceptional leadership and expertise. His scholarly impact is evident through his role as the primary author of numerous influential articles, showcasing his profound insights and dedication to advancing knowledge in his field.