Rethinking the small business. A critical perspective from Organizational Studies
The dominant discourse in the study of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has conceptualized them as economic entities, focused on performance, efficiency, and growth. This approach has been based on explanatory frameworks from developed economies, which has limited their understanding and...
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I48-R154-article-81712025-05-08T13:28:52Z Rethinking the small business. A critical perspective from Organizational Studies Repensando la MiPyME. Una perspectiva crítica desde los Estudios Organizacionales González Vega, Alba María del Carmen Micro Small Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Organizational Studies dominant discourse micro pequeña y mediana empresa (MiPyME) Estudios Organizacionales discurso dominante The dominant discourse in the study of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has conceptualized them as economic entities, focused on performance, efficiency, and growth. This approach has been based on explanatory frameworks from developed economies, which has limited their understanding and categorized them as either efficient or dysfunctional, without considering their local contexts. This discourse ignores the economic, social, political, and cultural factors surrounding MSMEs in peripheral regions, especially in Latin America, where they face poverty, inequality, and dysfunctional political systems. The predominant view of free competition and expansion does not reflect the reality of many of these businesses, which struggle to survive and, in many cases, face stagnation or failure. This chapter proposes a critical reflection from the perspective of Organizational Studies, questioning the use of the concept of "business" from a traditional economic rationality. The objective is to build new theoretical and empirical frameworks that consider the complex nature of MSMEs in marginal contexts, recognizing their true environment and offering an interpretation more aligned with their realities. This will enable a deeper analysis of concepts such as entrepreneurship, self-employment, and microenterprise. El discurso dominante en el estudio de las Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (MiPyMEs) las ha conceptualizado como entidades económicas, enfocadas en su desempeño, eficiencia y crecimiento. Este enfoque se ha basado en marcos explicativos de economías desarrolladas, lo que ha limitado su comprensión y las ha categorizado como eficientes o disfuncionales, sin considerar sus contextos locales. Este discurso ignora los factores económicos, sociales, políticos y culturales que rodean a las MiPyMEs en la periferia, especialmente en América Latina, donde enfrentan pobreza, desigualdad y sistemas políticos fallidos. La visión predominante de libre competencia y expansión no refleja la realidad de muchas de estas empresas que luchan por sobrevivir y, en muchos casos, enfrentan el estancamiento o la desaparición. Este artículo propone una reflexión crítica desde los Estudios Organizacionales, cuestionando el uso del concepto de "empresa" desde una racionalidad económica tradicional. El objetivo es construir nuevos marcos teóricos y empíricos que consideren la naturaleza compleja de las MiPyMEs en contextos marginales, reconociendo su verdadero entorno y brindando una interpretación más acorde a sus realidades. Esto permitirá desarrollar un análisis más profundo sobre conceptos como emprendimiento, autoempleo y microempresa. Centro de Estudio Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2025-05-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares text/html application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/8171 10.30972/dpd.14238171 De Prácticas y Discursos; Vol. 14 Núm. 23 (2025): De Prácticas y Discursos. Cuadernos de Ciencias Sociales 2250-6942 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/8171/7806 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/8171/7812 Derechos de autor 2025 Alba María del Carmen González Vega http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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The dominant discourse in the study of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has conceptualized them as economic entities, focused on performance, efficiency, and growth. This approach has been based on explanatory frameworks from developed economies, which has limited their understanding and categorized them as either efficient or dysfunctional, without considering their local contexts. This discourse ignores the economic, social, political, and cultural factors surrounding MSMEs in peripheral regions, especially in Latin America, where they face poverty, inequality, and dysfunctional political systems. The predominant view of free competition and expansion does not reflect the reality of many of these businesses, which struggle to survive and, in many cases, face stagnation or failure. This chapter proposes a critical reflection from the perspective of Organizational Studies, questioning the use of the concept of "business" from a traditional economic rationality. The objective is to build new theoretical and empirical frameworks that consider the complex nature of MSMEs in marginal contexts, recognizing their true environment and offering an interpretation more aligned with their realities. This will enable a deeper analysis of concepts such as entrepreneurship, self-employment, and microenterprise. |
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