基于非正式经济的莆田系制度创业研究
A Study on Institutional Entrepreneurship of Putian Businessmen in Healthcare Industry

以社会学新制度主义为理论基础，分别从微观创业、中观集体认同、宏观制度三个维度研究了制度与集体认同在非正式经济中对创业机会识别和利用所产生的影响，并以莆田系为案例探讨了中国民办医疗行业的制度创业特征，解析莆田系从追求正当性到合法性的发展过程。从案例研究及理论创新表明：通过集体认同理论揭示了在缺乏正式制度供给的条件下，非正式经济创业者如何创造并接近要素和产品市场的过程和原因。
Based on the new institutionalism in sociology，we employ a multi level perspective integrating entrepreneurship theory (micro level) with institutional (macro level) and collective identity (meso level) theories to examine the role institutions and collective identity play in the recognition and exploitation of opportunities in the informal economy.This paper analyses the legitimacy and legality building process of institutional entrepreneurship through a depth case study of Putian businessmen in healthcare industry.The theoretical contribution is we reveal the mechanism of how collective identity facilitates access to both factors and product markets for the informal economy entrepreneur.