Entrepreneurship for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh: An Analysis of the Schools of Entrepreneurial Thought Approach
Entrepreneurship for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh: An Analysis of the Schools of Entrepreneurial Thought Approach

Summary/Abstract: This exploratory study attempts to provide a theoretical and empirically informed analysis on why and how a person with a disability becomes an entrepreneur. The paper describes the findings of a study designed to understand the experiences of persons with disabilities turning to be entrepreneurs. The schools of entrepreneurial thought approach have been used as the theoretical basis for the research, which has been used to analyze the findings. The study was conducted with a sample of 23 persons with disabilities in Bangladesh, identified through referral sampling technique. In depth interview (IDI) method was adopted to collect data from the respondents. Findings reveal that persons with disabilities turn to entrepreneurship when they are supported by their social and cultural atmosphere (social/cultural school of thought), when they have funds available (financial/capital school of thought), when they go through economic hardship (displacement school of thought) or when they possess an entrepreneurial spirit (entrepreneurial trait school of thought) that drives them to seek entrepreneurial opportunities. Findings also show that social/cultural school of thought has the highest representation among the male and female respondents. Sector wise, majority of male and female respondents are involved in production-based businesses

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