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Role of Digital Platforms in Entrepreneurial Processes: The Resource Enabling Perspective of Startups in Pakistan

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The recent infusion of digital platforms into different aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship has supported digital entrepreneurship; however, the altered entrepreneurial processes are yet to be explored. This chapter aims to explore the role of digital platforms as external enablers in the entrepreneurial processes. It focuses on digital platform-based startups of Pakistan and draws on entrepreneurial bricolage theory to understand the enabling external resources. The authors followed multiple qualitative case study approach and collected data through semi-structured interviews from six startups operating solely on digital platforms, 1) XYLEXA, 2) Toycycle, 3) PaakHealth, 4) DadaJee.com, 5) Qurbani App and 6) PriceOye. The findings show that entrepreneurial process is a continuous process. Digital platforms have made entrepreneurial processes less bounded i.e., the products and services keep on evolving even after they have been endorsed to the end user. Moreover, platform-based startups having limited resources can pass through the entire entrepreneurial process by combining available resources efficiently and effectively. Entrepreneurial bricolage helps as a catalyst in successfully developing and exploiting the opportunity with existing resources.
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hal-04299520 , version 1 (22-11-2023)

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Hareem Nassar, Fareesa Malik. Role of Digital Platforms in Entrepreneurial Processes: The Resource Enabling Perspective of Startups in Pakistan. José Abdelnour-Nocera; Elisha Ondieki Makori; Jose Antonio Robles-Flores; Constance Bitso. Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South IFIP WG 13.8, 9.4, Invited Selection, AICT-645, Springer International Publishing, pp.130-148, 2022, Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South, 978-3-031-12824-0. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-12825-7_8⟩. ⟨hal-04299520⟩
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