Abstract
We examine the microfoundations of entrepreneurial leadership to theorize how women entrepreneurs in socio-economically challenged contexts grow new ventures to scale. Using inductive multiple case study, we identify three individual attributes: psychological orientation, knowledge accumulation, and social identity; and four adaption responses: challenging stereotypes, engaging family men as stakeholders, activating elite networks, and showcasing opportunity potential to demonstrate how elite women entrepreneurs navigate enabling and constraining environments that shape entrepreneurial outcomes. We contribute to entrepreneurial leadership literature by expanding on a microfoundational perspective and provide a dynamic, processual and contextualized explanation for successful leadership.
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