Navigating Intersectional Inequalities: Resource Assemblage for Firm Profits

This study examines the interplay between social inequalities and resource configurations in necessity entrepreneurship, focusing on firm profitability in Haiti. Employing qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), the research identifies equifinal patterns of inequalities and resources associated with firm profits sufficient to alleviate poverty. The study contributes to theory on entrepreneurial resources by highlighting that resources are not always compensatory. It also reveals how gender, family responsibilities, and religious affiliations affect resource combinations and firm profits. Finally, the findings challenge prevailing narratives about necessity entrepreneurship showing that some entrepreneurs can establish profitable, long-term ventures despite significant constraints, thus contributing knowledge to the assumptions of embedded agency, homogeneity, and firm performance of necessity entrepreneurs.