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Chapter 6 by Bruce Dye

The Culture and Individual Nexus of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Impact of Culture on What Necessity-Driven Entrepreneurs Believe is Possible as Illustrated in a Case Study From Nova Scotia Canada.

Edited by M. Clevenger and M.
Fortunato. Published by Routledge,
New York.

Available from Routledge or on Amazon.



Chapter 11 by Bruce Dye and Kelly Dye

Entrepreneurs in the Philippines: Creative Deviance as a Response to Institutional Anomie.

Edited by P. Sinha, J. Gibb, M. Akoorie, and J. Scott. Published by Edward Elgar, UK.

Available on Amazon.



Chapter 7 by Bruce Dye and Ted R. Alter

Government and the Entrepreneurial Ecology: The Case of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Edited by M. Fortunato and T.R. Alter. Published by Routledge, New York.

Available from Routledge or on Amazon.



We are committed to advancing the field of entrepreneurship and small business management. As such, we undertake and publish original research in the areas of entrepreneurship development, economic development, social development, diversity and equality, economic integration, and female entrepreneurship.

Our work has been published in national and international journals and has been presented at conferences in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Poland, and Italy. Some recent publications include:



Book (Co-author) - Available on Amazon and from Routledge - Dye, B. Empowering Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems, Routledge, New York, 2022.


Article - Dye, B. and Dye, K., We Know Now What We Did Not Know Then Thinking Strategically About Small Business Covid Recovery, Halifax Chamber of Commerce Web Site, April 2020.


Doctoral Thesis - Dye, B., What Can I Possibly Achieve as a Necessity-driven Entrepreneur?: The Impact of Cultural Component of the Entrepreneurial Ecology on Possible Future Entrepreneur Selves, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK


Book (Co-author) - Available on Amazon and Edward Elgar - Dye,B., Dye, K., et. al, Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: A Contextual Approach, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2019


Book (Co-author) - Available from Taylor and Francis - Dye, B and Alter, T. (2017) Chapter - Government and the entrepreneurial ecology, in Entrepreneurship, Community, and Community Development.


Journal Article - "Surfacing the voices of the other: Female entrepreneurship in Manila," Dye, B. and Dye, K., Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2017


Conference Paper Presentation - "The original social entrepreneurship: The case of entrepreneurship-based social networks creating real social change," Dye, K. and Dye B., Critical Management Studies Conference, Liverpool, UK, 2017


Conference Paper Presentation - "Heading the call - Exploring Entrepreneurship as social change in the Philippines," Dye, K. and Dye, B., Gender Work and Organizations Conference, Keele, UK, 2016


Conference Paper Presentation - Dye, B. and Dye, K. (2015) Surfacing the voice of the other, Dye, B. and Dye, K., Critical Management Studies Conference, Leicester, UK,


Journal Article - "Government and the entrepreneurial ecology: The case of Halifax, Nova Scotia," Dye. B. and Alter, T., Community Development Journal, 2015


Conference Paper Presentation - "Entrepreneurial ecology: A framework for understanding and developing communities' conditions for entrepreneurship," Dye, B. and Dye, K., Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Halifax, NS, 2014


Master's Thesis - Dye, B. (2014) Gatekeepers to formal entrepreneurial activity: An analysis of the impact of formal institutions on the entrepreneurial ecology of Halifax, Penn State University


Dye, K. and Golnarahgi, G. (2014) The business case for diversity in Bendl, R., Bleijenbergh, R., Henttonen, E. and Mills, A. (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Diversity in Organisations, Oxford University Press


Magazine Article - Dye, B. and Dye, K. (2013) An entrepreneurial culture: Lessons from the Philippines' urban poor, Pivot Magazine - Canada's Entrepreneurship Magazine


Encyclopedia Entry - Dye, K., Needs Hierarchy in Kessler, E. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Management Theory, Sage Publications. 2013


Dye, K. and Vibert, C. (2012) Exploring organizational capacity in the Nova Scotia wine industry, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business


Dye, K. and Mills, A.J. (2012) Pleading the fifth: Re-focusing Acker's gendered substructure through the lens of organizational logic, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal


Dye, K., Carroll, W., and Dye, B. (2011) Can you hear me now? A preliminary look at the gap between immigrant voices and government programs designed to facilitate economic integration in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Charlottetown, PE


Carroll, W., Dye, K., and Wagar, T. (2011) The role of organizational culture in strategic human resource management in N. Ashkanasy, C. Wilderom, and M. Peterson (Eds) Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate, 2nd Edition, Sage


Dye, K., Carroll, W., and Dye, B. (2010) Immigrant women in Atlantic Canada: An examination of employment policies and practices, Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Halifax, NS


Helms Mills, J Dye, K. and Mills, A.J. (2008). Understanding Organizational Change, New York: Routledge.


Master's Thesis - Dye, B. (2000) Sociological characteristics of entrepreneurs at the time of the entrepreneurial event, Saint Mary's University


Conference Attendance

We are committed to a process of constant learning and being on the cutting edge of developments in the fields of entrepreneurship, economic development, and management. The following is a sample of the recent conferences and seminars that we have attended:

- Critical Management Studies, Liverpool, UK, 2017

- Gender, Work, and Organizations, Keele, UK, 2016

- Critical Management Studies, Management After Critique, Leicester, UK, 2015

- Atlantic Business Schools Conference, Fredericton, NB, 2015

- Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Halifax, NS, 2014

- Global Microcredit Summit, Manila, Philippines, 2013

- Penn State Economic Development Summer Institute, State College, PA, USA, 2012, 2013, 2014

- American Academy of Management (Informal Economy), Boston, MA, USA, 2012

- Metropolis National Conference on Immigrant Economic Integration - Toronto, ON, Canada, 2011

- What Works (Entrepreneurship and Economic Development), North East Regional Centre For Rural Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2010

- American Academy of Management (Passion and Compassion in Management), Montreal, PQ, Canada, 2010