Asian Journal of Management Analytics
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): July 2026

Entrepreneurial Narrative in Building a Creative Business Ecosystem: A Qualitative Study

Sharon Kumaratih Dewi Wardoyo (Universitas Klabat)
Abraham Leslie Petir Lelengboto (Universitas Klabat)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to develop an understanding of Jeffrey Jouw’s (Jejouw) entrepreneurial journey in establishing USS Network as a business ecosystem within the creative industry through a narrative analysis approach. The research adopts a qualitative method, using data from YouTube podcast episodes, with verbatim interview transcripts as the primary data. Opportunity-driven entrepreneurship and effectuation theory are used as conceptual and theoretical frameworks. The findings reveal that Jejouw’s decision to become an entrepreneur was driven by both recognized and unrecognized opportunities shaped by early family experiences, as well as a conscious initiative to start a small-scale business. His entrepreneurial journey aligns closely with the dimensions of effectuation theory, namely bird-in-hand, affordable loss, crazy quilt, lemonade, and pilot-in-the-plane.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ajma

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management

Description

The Asian Journal of Management Analytics (AJMA) is a journal focused on the theory and application of data analytics and its applications in contemporary business, economics, and management disciplines. These disciplines include accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics ...