Isla Kapasi
Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses.
Kapasi, Isla; Galloway, Laura
Authors
Laura Galloway
Abstract
This paper details a qualitative exploratory study of rural home-based businesses. Little is known about the formation or operation of home-based businesses in rural areas despite their high incidence rate.in-depth cases are presented and, by employing a methodology designed to elicit rich narratives, the stories of eight participants are told. emergent themes include the motivations for and the realities of operating a rural home-based business, the importance of a contextual factors, and the use of technology.
Citation
Kapasi, I., & Galloway, L. (2016). Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses. Local Economy, 31(3), 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216643029
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 15, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 14, 2016 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | May 29, 2016 |
Print ISSN | 0269-0942 |
Electronic ISSN | 1470-9325 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 377-392 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216643029 |
Keywords | Context; home-based business; motivations;Shapero’s Entrepreneurial Event; technology |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10294 |
Publisher URL | http://lec.sagepub.com/content/31/3/377.short |