Social entrepreneurship and innovation: Self-organization in an indigenous context

Paul Tapsell, Christine Woods · 2010 · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Summary. This paper examines social entrepreneurship in Māori communities through complexity theory and self-organization. Innovation emerges from interaction between young opportunity-seeking entrepreneurs (potiki) and elder statespeople (rangatira) within tribal structures. The research shows that tradition and cultural heritage enable innovation pathways, while entrepreneurial risk-takers advance along those paths. Historical and cultural context fundamentally shapes how social and economic entrepreneurship develop.

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  title   = {Social entrepreneurship and innovation: Self-organization in an indigenous context},
  author  = {Paul Tapsell and Christine Woods},
  journal = {Entrepreneurship and Regional Development},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1080/08985626.2010.488403},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2010.488403}
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DOI

10.1080/08985626.2010.488403

Countries

New Zealand

Regions

Oceania

Categories

indigenous-innovation, entrepreneurship, innovation-theory

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2026-04-28