Islam and early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Indonesia : religion is not the opium of entrepreneurship
(2025) In Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development p.1-32- Abstract
Purpose – Our research examines the impact of Islamic religiosity, exploring the role of religious actors, religious ideas (knowledge-based religiosity) and religious practice, on the involvement in early-stage entrepreneurial activity at the provincial level in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach – We rely on the survey conducted by Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring in Indonesia, spanning from 2013 to 2017. The dataset comprises responses from 21, 279 individuals. We use probit regression, and the main independent variable, Islamic religiosity, is measured using one factor that incorporates knowledge-based religiosity (extracted relying on Islamic schools, Mosques and Islamic seminaries) and practice-based religiosity (extracted... (More)
Purpose – Our research examines the impact of Islamic religiosity, exploring the role of religious actors, religious ideas (knowledge-based religiosity) and religious practice, on the involvement in early-stage entrepreneurial activity at the provincial level in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach – We rely on the survey conducted by Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring in Indonesia, spanning from 2013 to 2017. The dataset comprises responses from 21, 279 individuals. We use probit regression, and the main independent variable, Islamic religiosity, is measured using one factor that incorporates knowledge-based religiosity (extracted relying on Islamic schools, Mosques and Islamic seminaries) and practice-based religiosity (extracted relying on Halal products and Hajj applications). To further explore the role of individual variables, we also estimate the probit regression entering religiosity variables one by one. Our results are robust to endogeneity issues. Findings – We find that areas characterised by stronger Islamic religiosity in terms of the presence of actors that disseminate religious ideas and in terms of religious practice have more people involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity. Originality/value – Irrespective of the growing interest in exploring the impact of religiosity on entrepreneurship, there is limited discussion on the impact of Islamic religiosity on entrepreneurial activity.
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- author
- Wijaya, Ibrahim Fatwa ; Moro, Andrea LU ; Belghitar, Yacine and Prabowo, Muhammad Agung
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- Entrepreneurial activity, Entrepreneurship, Indonesia, Islam, L26, Religiosity, Z12
- in
- Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
- pages
- 32 pages
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105018717448
- ISSN
- 1462-6004
- DOI
- 10.1108/JSBED-03-2024-0159
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2025 Ibrahim Fatwa Wijaya, Andrea Moro, Yacine Belghitar and Muhammad Agung Prabowo
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- 650d174e-cd29-4c3f-8a95-299d570c655f
- date added to LUP
- 2026-01-22 15:08:34
- date last changed
- 2026-01-22 15:09:32
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author = {{Wijaya, Ibrahim Fatwa and Moro, Andrea and Belghitar, Yacine and Prabowo, Muhammad Agung}},
issn = {{1462-6004}},
keywords = {{Entrepreneurial activity; Entrepreneurship; Indonesia; Islam; L26; Religiosity; Z12}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{1--32}},
publisher = {{Emerald Group Publishing Limited}},
series = {{Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development}},
title = {{Islam and early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Indonesia : religion is not the opium of entrepreneurship}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-03-2024-0159}},
doi = {{10.1108/JSBED-03-2024-0159}},
year = {{2025}},
}