Entrepreneurship and resilient communities – introduction to the special issue

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on links between entrepreneurship and resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors discuss some key themes in this emerging area of research and reflect on how the papers in the issue contribute to debates in the literature on resilience.

Findings

While the papers in the special issue make important contributions, there is still scope for more research.

Originality/value

This is one of the first issues of a journal devoted to investigating this topic.

Citation

McNaughton, R.B. and Gray, B. (2017), "Entrepreneurship and resilient communities – introduction to the special issue", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 2-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2016-0002