Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship
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Poutanen, Seppo

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“…All social identities presuppose prior conditions of possibility; not all identities are possible in all circumstances. Critical realists, moreover, would question how an individual can pursue empowering and emancipatory acts, if the individual is simply constructed by social, economic and cultural powers, such as gender positions or discourses, to perform prescribed roles (Poutanen, 2018). Finally, deeper examination of the processes involved in balancing, prioritising and subordinating personal concerns could offer new insights into how entrepreneurs reconcile conflicting concerns to become a particular kind of entrepreneur.…”

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Identity as a causal power

Kasperova¹,

Kitching

Blackburn

2018

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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We propose a critical realist-informed conception of entrepreneurial identity – the personal power to create a new venture. Although most people have the power to become an entrepreneur, not everyone can, or is motivated to, realize that potential. Other countervailing powers – personal, material and social – can constrain, or discourage, action. Utilizing a stratified, emergent ontology, we contextualize entrepreneurial identity within three analytical orders – natural, practical and social. We distinguish personal identity, the set of concerns in the three orders that motivate action, from social identity, the roles we commit to in society. While entrepreneurial identity is a type of social identity, the underlying concerns that motivate commitment to an entrepreneurial role cannot be reduced to social interaction alone. The concept of internal conversation is used to theorize the connection of entrepreneurial motivation, context and behaviour. We draw on qualitative data from three UK-based disabled entrepreneurs to demonstrate the value of our framework.

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Identity as a causal power

Kasperova¹,

Kitching

Blackburn

2018

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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“…Therefore, despite substantial theoretical developments, calls have been made for studies to take a broader and more inclusive view of what constitutes entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial actor (Galloway, Kapasi, & Wimalasena, 2019;Rindova, Barry, & Ketchen, 2009;Tedmanson, Verduyn, Essers & Gartner, 2012;Welter et al, 2017).…”

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“…Therefore my study also addresses the misalignment between entrepreneurship research and its tendency to focus on a subset of high growth businesses (Galloway et al, 2019;Rindova et al, 2009;Welter et al, 2017), and empirical observations of "everyday" entrepreneurship (Welter et al, 2017 p.313) by answering calls for researchers to be more expansive and inclusive in their approach (Rehn & Taalas, 2004;Welter et al, 2017). Through focusing on student and graduate nascent entrepreneurs, the empirical work presents insights from microbusinesses and self-employment (which account for the bulk of all venturing in most developed countries) (Galloway et al, 2019;Welter et al, 2017), thereby building on the theoretical understanding of both the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and the conceptualisation of the entrepreneurial actor (Tedmanson, Verduyn, Essers & Gartner, 2012;Welter et al, 2017). The findings, therefore, challenge the stereotypical depiction of the entrepreneur as a financially motivated individualistic, hero character (Ahl, 2006;Drakopoulou Dodd & Anderson, 2007;Ogbor, 2000) and offer a situated understanding of nascent entrepreneurship by engaging with its inherent ambiguities and tensions (Bruyat & Julien, 2001;Tedmanson, Verduyn, Essers & Gartner, 2012;Welter, 2011;Zahra, Wright, & Abdelgawad, 2014).…”

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“…Since the 1980s, UK governments have treated entrepreneurship as the key to thriving in a competitive and complex global environment (Gibb, 2012;Tedmanson, Verduyn, Essers & Gartner, 2012). In the same time period, enterprise culture has become a dominant feature of political discourses on both sides of the political spectrum (Curran, 2015).…”

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“…In the same time period, enterprise culture has become a dominant feature of political discourses on both sides of the political spectrum (Curran, 2015). In the UK, the Thatcher government promoted an individualistic, agentic model of enterprise that emphasised freedom, individualism and autonomy (Burrows, 2015;Fournier & Grey, 1999;Tedmanson, Verduyn, Essers, & Gartner, 2012). As a result, entrepreneurship, as well as being understood as a desired organisational form, began to represent individual characteristics such as a willingness to take risks and pursue goals (du Gay, 1996).…”

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Evolving Entrepreneurial Identities: An Exploratory Study

Mendoza¹

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Entrepreneurship is a diverse and complex phenomenon. However, despite substantial developments in the field, dominant approaches to entrepreneurship research are criticised for failing to question taken-for-granted assumptions about both the entrepreneurial actor and the process of entrepreneurship. This has resulted in a narrow view of entrepreneurship which fails to reflect the heterogeneity of the phenomenon and the individuals who undertake it. Through an exploration of the experiences of nascent entrepreneurs, the study builds upon the extant entrepreneurship literature by addressing the misalignment between entrepreneurship research and observations of entrepreneurship. The study aims to gain insights into the phenomenon of nascent entrepreneurship from the perspectives of the individuals who enact it. The study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis to gain an understanding of what it means to be an entrepreneur. The research draws upon data captured from 21 in-depth interviews with nascent entrepreneurs to develop three key themes which are discussed in relation to the extant entrepreneurship literature: entrepreneurial motivations and identity; entrepreneurial identity formation and perseverance; identity crafting, reconciliation and conflict. The findings contribute to theoretical understandings within the broader entrepreneurship literature by challenging the stereotypical view of the economically motivated lone wolf entrepreneur and presenting a nuanced picture of entrepreneurship as a means of identity fulfilment. The study contributes to the entrepreneurial identity literature by providing an empirical basis for dynamic entrepreneurial identity formation through action (enactment of the entrepreneurial role), interaction (with networks and start-up communities) and reflection. This challenges conceptualisations of both static and discursively imposed entrepreneurial identities. The findings present a nuanced illustration of entrepreneurial identity formation by emphasising the interrelationships between entrepreneurial passion, self-efficacy and identity. The study contributes to the entrepreneurial motivations literature by showing the motivational influence of non-entrepreneurial identities, non-entrepreneurial passions and possible future selves. The findings contribute to the v entrepreneurial identity literature by demonstrating the importance of entrepreneurial identity formation and reconciliation with multiple personal and socially ascribed identities in order to commit to the entrepreneurial role and persevere with entrepreneurial endeavours. The study has practical and policy implications including the facilitation of opportunities for identity evolution and an emphasis on identity fulfilment and authenticity.

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Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship Research

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Identity as a causal power

Identity as a causal power

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