Reflections on Contributions, Inspiration for the Future: Ideas for Research and Practice of Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia and Beyond

Shouldered by strong industrializing nations, Southeast Asia is a fast-evolving region that is culturally rich with countless aspirational indigenous entrepreneurs. The aim of this book is to unearth indigenous entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia, which is largely an unexplored research domain. By showcasing examples of mundane and indigenous entrepreneurial activities in several Southeast Asian countries (from the mediating role of “Diuwongke” in IndonesiaIndonesia to traditionalTraditional industries of the MuslimMuslim Malay-BumiputeraBumiputera in MalaysiaMalaysia), we hope to enlighten scholars and provide managerial and policy-forming directions to practitioners. Conventional understanding of management and entrepreneurship originating from the Western context, is challenged and enriched by the value of traditionalTraditional wisdom, narratives, relationships and communities, social and decolonial activismActivism, and indigenous ways of entrepreneurial resilienceResilience. We conclude in this chapter with brief reflections on the contributions made and offer an outlook on future research geared at geographic scope with suggested research themes.