Bourdieuian approaches to the geography of entrepreneurial cultures

Spigel, Ben

doi:10.1080/08985626.2013.862974

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“…Despite significant support for the view that entrepreneurship and new venture creation is predicated on access to a mix of tangible and intangible resources (Eckhardt and Shane, 2003), entrepreneurship researchers have only recently adopted a wider perspective on capital (DeClercq andVoronov, 2009a, 2009b;DeClercq and Honig, 2011;Drakopoulou Dodd et al, 2014;Spigel, 2013;Tatli et al, 2014). While physical capital is readily operationalised as money and tangible, other forms of capital deemed useful for entrepreneurship are intangible, non-substitutable and have been debated to include organisational, technological, human, cultural, intellectual, social and symbolic (Audretsch and Keilbach, 2004;Bowman and Swart, 2007;Carter et al, 2003;Dollinger, 1995;Erikson, 2002;Foss et al, 2007;Haber and Reichel, 2007;Kim et al, 2006;Leitch et al, 2013;.…”

Section: Entrepreneurship and Forms Of Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is only more recently that researchers have sought to apply and understand Bourdieu's (1986) conception of non-material forms of capital (cultural, social and symbolic) in the entrepreneurial process (DeClercq andVoronov, 2009a, 2009b;Drakopoulou Dodd et al, 2014;Spigel, 2013;Tatli et al, 2014). The positive influence of social capital on entrepreneurial performance has become quickly established within the entrepreneurship literature and is now recognised as relevant by policy-makers (Anderson and Jack, 2002;Davidsson and Honig, 2003;EC, 2013;OECD, 2014;Westlund and Bolton, 2003).…”

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Bourdieu’s non-material forms of capital: Implications for start-up policy

Lee

Shaw

2016

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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The role of Bourdieu's non-material forms of capital (cultural, social and symbolic) in the entrepreneurial process has received little dedicated research attention. Similarly, the link between occupationally distinct entrepreneurship and accumulation of non-material capitals is understudied. Addressing this, we examine the non-material capitals of different nascent entrepreneurs by occupational classification who participated on two enterprise-training programmes funded by the 1997-2010 Labour Government; each with considerably different foci. Findings demonstrate that professional and higher technician entrepreneurs possess valuable non-material capitals, in contrast to non-professional entrepreneurs. Against the backdrop of recent business enterprise policy, findings suggest that policy-makers should prioritise focused support that nurtures the valuable, productive non-material capitals of professional and higher technician entrepreneurs. Furthermore, initiatives should be tailored to improve the less distinguished non-material capitals of non-professional entrepreneurs.

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Section: Entrepreneurship and Forms Of Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Bourdieu’s non-material forms of capital: Implications for start-up policy

Lee

Shaw

2016

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…In this sense the quality of a region's entrepreneurial environment becomes a "powerful determinant of regional… variation in the 'supply' of entrepreneurship" (Klyver and Foley, 2012 p. 562). Cultural attitudes towards entrepreneurship affect the propensity of those who hold these resources to associate with entrepreneurship (Spigel, 2013). Local cultures outlooks that create a high social status for entrepreneurship encourage other people to aid the process, for instance by investing in a high-risk, innovative startup or taking the time to mentor a new entrepreneur (Feldman, 2001).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Environments and Contextsmentioning

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Developing and governing entrepreneurial ecosystems: the structure of entrepreneurial support programs in Edinburgh, Scotland

Spigel

2016

IJIRD

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Researchers and policymakers are increasingly employing the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems to understand the concentration of high growth ventures in certain regions. Ecosystems represent the economic, social, and policy environment surrounding the entrepreneurship process. Public and privately run entrepreneurship support organisations (ESOs) form a critical part of entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing training and resources to entrepreneurs and new ventures. However, the role of ESOs within ecosystems is poorly understood with little conceptual or empirical discussions about how they contribute to the development of successful entrepreneurial ecosystems. To address this gap this paper employs the concept of institutional thickness to identify the optimum structure of support programs within a region. The role of institutional thickness is explored through an investigation of entrepreneurship support programs aimed at technology entrepreneurs in Edinburgh, UK. 43 ESOs are identified and their actives and types of support they provide analysed. The paper argues that there is the need for a new approach to the role of ESOs within ecosystems that looks beyond a single program but instead embraces a more holistic perspective that sees how they work in conjunction to provide support for firms throughout the venture creation and growth process.

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“…We should recognize how processes through which the valence of enterprise is negotiated and invoked in connection with a particular locality or community are shaped by, and shape, the local context for enterprise activity in that place. Local entrepreneurial cultures develop in part through the shared views that shape how people in a place understand and experience entrepreneurship (Spigel, 2013) affecting if and how they engage in enterprise activities. Inversely, enterprise engagement or experiences might affect how people relate to enterprise discourses.…”

Section: Local Context and Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

The crafting of an (un)enterprising community: Context and the social practice of talk

Parkinson

Howorth

Southern

2016

International Small Business Journal

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Context is often treated as a separate externality, most frequently as the where of entrepreneurship. Yet, context is a complex, multi-faceted notion that is not static. This paper examines a 'deprived' UK community to identify how (dis)connections between context and enterprise are produced within accounts of a particular locality. We used a discursive psychological approach to discourse analysis to examine how the community depicted itself as a context for enterprise. Our analysis identified three discursive repertoires mobilised by a range of voices in the community, which combined to portray an unenterprising community and create a conceptual deadlock for enterprise.We suggest it is too deterministic to assume context is fixed and controls the potential for entrepreneurial development. Instead, we should consider the social practices, including talk, that help construct the contexts in which entrepreneurship is expected to occur.

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Bourdieuian approaches to the geography of entrepreneurial cultures

Cited by 63 publications

References 47 publications

Bourdieu’s non-material forms of capital: Implications for start-up policy

Bourdieu’s non-material forms of capital: Implications for start-up policy

Developing and governing entrepreneurial ecosystems: the structure of entrepreneurial support programs in Edinburgh, Scotland

The crafting of an (un)enterprising community: Context and the social practice of talk

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