A multidisciplinary theory of entrepreneurship as a function of cultural perceptions of opportunity

This paper flows from our evaluation of some 90 works exploring the entrepreneurship and enterprise activities Indigenous people around the world. The authors of these works discuss the contemporary economic activities of Indigenous peoples from a variety of perspectives, including anthropology, development studies, education, entrepreneurship, ethnic studies, geography, management, sociology and political science. By studying theses works we seek to determine if entrepreneurship among Indigenous people differs from entrepreneurship in mainstream western economies; and if it does, how and why.