“If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships
Micro-enterprises and self-employed individuals have been hit particularly hard by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but few studies have tackled the issue. This paper is based on four in-depth case studies of self-employed people from different sectors who have been greatly affected by...
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| description | Micro-enterprises and self-employed individuals have been hit particularly hard by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but few studies have tackled the issue. This paper is based on four in-depth case studies of self-employed people from different sectors who have been greatly affected by measures taken to control the pandemic. By capturing shifts in the perception of institutional and economic pressures, as well as precarity after the outbreak of COVID-19, we gained profound insight into crisis management among entrepreneurs working in niche or marginalized fields of business. We found parallels in their biographies and attitudes, but their perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic differ. We observed paradoxes and hybrid logic, as well as different ways of coping with the crisis. Having a “plan B” helped in some cases, while all of them benefitted from the solidarity of networks and communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e77c4858d374926b798e68d16bcfe542022-12-21T19:32:25ZengLodz University PressQualitative Sociology Review1733-80772022-01-01181749510.18778/1733-8077.18.1.0412361“If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized EntrepreneurshipsMarkus Tümpel0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-5502Pia Cardone1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-280XChemnitz University of Technology, GermanyHR Manager, Chemnitz, GermanyMicro-enterprises and self-employed individuals have been hit particularly hard by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but few studies have tackled the issue. This paper is based on four in-depth case studies of self-employed people from different sectors who have been greatly affected by measures taken to control the pandemic. By capturing shifts in the perception of institutional and economic pressures, as well as precarity after the outbreak of COVID-19, we gained profound insight into crisis management among entrepreneurs working in niche or marginalized fields of business. We found parallels in their biographies and attitudes, but their perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic differ. We observed paradoxes and hybrid logic, as well as different ways of coping with the crisis. Having a “plan B” helped in some cases, while all of them benefitted from the solidarity of networks and communities.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/12461entrepreneurshipcovid-19biographical studyautonomynarrative approachsex workersfitness instructorsclothing storescaterers |
| spellingShingle | Markus Tümpel Pia Cardone “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships Qualitative Sociology Review entrepreneurship covid-19 biographical study autonomy narrative approach sex workers fitness instructors clothing stores caterers |
| title | “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships |
| title_full | “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships |
| title_fullStr | “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships |
| title_full_unstemmed | “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships |
| title_short | “If Things Really Go On as They Are at the Moment, Then I Will Work Illegally. End of Story.” Pandemic Realities in Marginalized Entrepreneurships |
| title_sort | if things really go on as they are at the moment then i will work illegally end of story pandemic realities in marginalized entrepreneurships |
| topic | entrepreneurship covid-19 biographical study autonomy narrative approach sex workers fitness instructors clothing stores caterers |
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