Business families and rural social entrepreneurship: an institutional logics perspective

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Christofi, M., Hadjielias, E., Zahoor, N., & Tarba, S. (2026). Business families and rural social entrepreneurship: an institutional logics perspective. Regional Studies, 60(1), 2721338. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2026.2721338
© 2026 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional Studies on 16 Sep 2026, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2026.2721338

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The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of social entrepreneurship in rural areas, with a focus on rural business families as integrated local actors. To this end, we employed an abductive multiple-case study design, conducting 68 in-depth interviews with stakeholders from five rural business families. Our findings demonstrate that open-family dialogue enables business families to filter the logics of family, community and business, shaping the distinct interwoven, altruistic and socio-commercial approaches to frame and execute rural social entrepreneurship. We contribute to regional studies by providing fresh insights into social entrepreneurship based on a ‘rural-approach’ and ‘bottom-up’ view.

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1360-0591
0034-3404

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Regional studies|60

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