Entrepreneurial Action to Enterprise Creation by Persons with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Experiment

Abstract

The phenomenon of enterprise creation has been complex to understand as it involves layers of individual subjectivity, market dynamics, and ecosystem constituents. Over the years, scholars have dissected the phenomenon and analysed the fractions microscopically. The further apportionments of research, focused on particular groups, have been supplemental to the existing knowledge of enterprise creation. This research takes the existing discourse forward and explores the phenomenon of enterprise creation among a particular section of society, i.e., persons with disability. PwDs struggled for centuries to be accepted by society. The year 1972 has been revolutionary as it marked the beginning of the global “Independent Living Movement” by PwDs, demanding social and economic inclusion in society. In later years, international and national governments proposed various legislative acts to support the PwDs and eliminate the discrimination against PwDs. Governments have proposed various initiatives and policies to provide employment to PwDs. Over these years, PwDs have attained social inclusion, but economic inclusion remains a challenge. It has been a struggle for PwDs to get a job. Even if they get one, most of the PwDs leave jobs because of multiple reasons like non-supportive infrastructure, discrimination, stigmatisation, and many others.