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APA: Gupta, H., Bansal, S & Kumar, R. (2026). Enabling tribal heritage entrepreneurship in Jharkhand: An exploratory study on current status and influencing factors for sustainable growth. Journal of Future Sustainability, 6(2), 83-96.
Chicago/Turabian: Gupta, H., Bansal, S & Kumar, R. 2026. "Enabling tribal heritage entrepreneurship in Jharkhand: An exploratory study on current status and influencing factors for sustainable growth." Journal of Future Sustainability 6, no. 2 (2026): 83-96.
AMA: Gupta, H., Bansal, S & Kumar, R. Enabling tribal heritage entrepreneurship in Jharkhand: An exploratory study on current status and influencing factors for sustainable growth. Journal of Future Sustainability. 2026;6(2):83-96.
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Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50(2), 179–211.
Ajzen, I. (2001). Nature and operation of attitudes. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 27–58.
Aldrich, H., & Zimmer, C. (1986). Entrepreneurship through social networks. In D. Sexton & R. Smilor (Eds.), The art and science of entrepreneurship (pp. 3–23).
Anderson, R. B., & Giberson, R. (2004). Aboriginal entrepreneurship and economic development. Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 4(2), 1–10.
Banerjee, S., Sarkar, S., & Mitra, A. (2015). Indigenous knowledge and tribal development. International Journal of So-cial Economics, 42(3), 250–265.
Beck, T., & Demirgüç-Kunt, A. (2006). Small and medium-size enterprises: Access to finance. Journal of Banking & Finance, 30(11), 2931–2943.
Becker, G. S. (1964). Human capital. University of Chicago Press.
Bourdieu, P. (1986). The forms of capital. In J. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241–258). Greenwood.
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Chandramohana, J., & Ramasamya, U. (2023). Journal of Future Sustainability. Journal of Future Sustainability, 3, 201-222.
Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology, 94, S95–S120.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). (2025). Jharkhand Tribal Entrepreneurs Forum report 2025. CII Eastern Region.
Daimari, B., & Singh, S. (2022). Livelihood dynamics of tribal artisans in Northeast India. Journal of Rural Develop-ment, 41(1), 85–102.
Dana, L.‐P. (2015). Indigenous entrepreneurship: An emerging field of research. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 14(2), 158–169.
Dimaggio, P., & Powell, W. (1983). The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism. American Sociological Review, 48(2), 147–160.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH). (2022). Annual report 2021–22. EPCH India.
Faggio, G., & Silva, O. (2014). Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets. Journal of Urban Economics, 84, 67–85.
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Government of India. (2011). Census of India 2011. Ministry of Home Affairs. https://censusindia.gov.in
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Hayton, J. C., George, G., & Zahra, S. (2002). National culture and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 26(4), 33–52.
Hindle, K., & Lansdowne, M. (2005). Brave spirits on new paths: Toward an understanding of indigenous entrepreneur-ship. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 18(2), 131–141.
Hofstede, G. (2001). Culture’s consequences (2nd ed.). Sage.
Jena, L. (2011). Tribal handicrafts and artisan livelihood in India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 10(2), 441–448.
Kerketta, S. (2024). Tribal livelihood transformation in Jharkhand. Journal of Tribal Development Studies, 12(1), 45–59.
Krueger, N. F., Reilly, M. D., & Carsrud, A. L. (2000). Entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Prac-tice, 24(2), 5–23.
Kumar, R. (2023). Tribal entrepreneurship and market linkages in India. International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains, 14(2), 9-20.
Kumar, S. (2023). Market linkages for tribal products in India. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, 7(1), 22–35.
Lähdesmäki, M., Koistinen, K., & Ylitalo, M. (2019). Peasant, artisan and entrepreneur? Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 31(7–8), 391–409.
Li, R., et al. (2019). Structuring enablers for entrepreneurship using ISM and MICMAC. Journal of Modelling in Man-agement, 14(1), 140–164.
Light, I., & Dana, L.-P. (2013). Boundaries of social capital. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37(3), 603–624.
Minniti, M. (2008). The role of government policy on entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(5), 779–790.
Mishra, P., & Gupta, A. (2024). Effect of dimensions of cynicism about organization change on job motivation, job in-volvement, and turnover intentions. International Journal of Organizational Leadership, 13(4), 757–777.
NITI Aayog. (2023). National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A progress review 2023. Government of India.
North, D. C. (1990). Institutions, institutional change and economic performance. Cambridge University Press.
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. (2011). Census of India 2011. Government of India.
Peredo, A. M., & Anderson, R. B. (2006). Indigenous entrepreneurship research. Journal of Business Venturing, 21(4), 479–493.
Putnam, R. D. (1993). Making democracy work: Civic traditions in modern Italy. Princeton University Press.
Ratten, V., & Dana, L.-P. (2019). Indigenous entrepreneurship theory. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 38(1–2), 5–16.
Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Let’s put the person back into entrepreneurship research. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16(4), 353–385.
Rezaei, J. (2015). Best-worst method. Omega, 53, 49–57.
Schultz, T. W. (1961). Investment in human capital. American Economic Review, 51(1), 1–17.
Scott, W. R. (2001). Institutions and organizations. Sage.
Sushil. (2017). Interpreting the interpretive structural model. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 18(4), 331–351.
The Pharma Innovation Journal. (2023). Socio-economic profile of tribal entrepreneurs. The Pharma Innovation Jour-nal, 12(3).
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). (2023). Annual report 2022–23. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). (2020). Annual report 2020–21. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
Tribal Research Institute, Jharkhand. (n.d.). Research reports and tribal profiles. Government of Jharkhand. https://www.trijharkhand.in
TRIFED Jharkhand. (2011). Jharkhand tribal products and marketing profile. TRIFED Regional Office, Ranchi.
United Nations Development Programme. (2022). Human Development Report 2021/2022: Uncertain times, unsettled lives. UNDP.
Walter, M., & Suchet-Pearson, S. (2007). Indigenous peoples and entrepreneurship. Journal of Australian Studies, 31(90), 47–58.
Warfield, J. N. (1973). Toward interpretation of complex structural models. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 3(2), 125–132.
Women’s Grievance Redressal Cell (WGRC). (2023). WGRC policy and operational guidelines. Women’s Grievance Redressal Cell, India.
Zijoodia, A. A., Sadjadia, S. J., & Tayefeha, M. (2025). Journal of Future Sustainability. Journal of Future Sustainabil-ity, 5, 127-140.