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Humanistic entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial career commitment

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  • Feiwel Kupferberg

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Although the crucial role of entrepreneurs in the process of establishing firms is common knowledge in SME research, a major theoretical problem has been how to combine theories of ‘persons’ (entrepreneurs) with theories of ‘organizations’ (firms). In this study I suggest that what is missing is a dynamic or processual approach to the study of entrepreneurs. Just as organizations change during their development, so do persons. In order to understand how in particular new firms come about, we should look more closely into the dynamics of personal change that lead certain individuals to commit themselves to entrepreneurial careers. A study of humanistic entrepreneurs in Denmark indicates that the process of becoming an entrepreneur can be seen as a particular kind of career commitment. The emergence of such career commitments is analysed. Different patterns of entrepreneurial career commitments are presented and explained in terms of both structural conditions and biographical self--narratives.

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  • Feiwel Kupferberg, 1998. "Humanistic entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial career commitment," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 171-188, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:entreg:v:10:y:1998:i:3:p:171-188
    DOI: 10.1080/08985629800000010
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