Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in a fragile post-war economy: The role of entrepreneurial support organizations
• We adopt a rapid response inquiry to bridge theory with on-the-ground realities of Syria's entrepreneurial landscape post-conflict. • We integrate three perspectives—system design, community-building, and institutional scaffolding—to guide Startup Syria's interventions. • We develop a layered model linking quick-win initiatives with longer-term institutional shifts in a fragile post-war entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Authors
- Ramzi Fathallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9693-4198)
- Chris J Sutter
- Matthew Grimes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5420-8945)
- Jeffery S. McMullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6260-2507)
- Trenton A. Williams
- Ahmad Sufian Bayram
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- MODUL University Vienna (AT)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Syrian Virtual University (SY)
- Syrian Private University (SY)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Business Venturing Insights
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00591
- Primary Topic
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00