Toward a Research Agenda on the Informal Economy
非正规企业生产合法商品和服务但不依法注册，构成非正规经济。本文为管理研究者提出关键问题，形成研究议程，帮助理解这一占多国商业重要份额的领域。
Executive Overview Informal firms operate in a shadowy zone where they produce legal goods and services but do not follow legal requirements to register with government authorities. The collective economic activity involving informal firms, their suppliers, and their customers constitutes the informal economy. Although the informal economy accounts for a significant percentage of total commerce in many countries, there has been little management research about it. We outline some key issues and questions involving the informal economy that management researchers could help to answer, forming a potential research agenda in the process.