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Identity, Enactment, and Entrepreneurship Engagement in a Declining Place

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  • Alistair R. Anderson
  • Lorraine Warren
  • Jo Bensemann

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We examine entrepreneurship practice and identity work in a rural small town in New Zealand. Once prosperous, the town suffered economically and socially as old industries closed. Recently the town was rejuvenated, largely because of Linda's entrepreneurial activities. Our findings demonstrated conflict between her entrepreneurial identity and local sense of place. We theorize Linda's entrepreneurial identity in her business practice; where she experienced controversy, despite economic success. We argue that a complete understanding of identity and entrepreneurship practices requires attention to social and spatial processes, not just economic processes.

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  • Alistair R. Anderson & Lorraine Warren & Jo Bensemann, 2019. "Identity, Enactment, and Entrepreneurship Engagement in a Declining Place," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(4), pages 1559-1577, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1559-1577
    DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12406
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    1. Norin Arshed & Graeme Martin & Stephen Knox, 2023. "Ties That Bind or Blind? The Role of Identity and Place in Understanding Women Entrepreneurs’ Support Needs," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 47(6), pages 2205-2232, November.
    2. Annmarie Ryan & Susi Geiger & Helen Haugh & Oana Branzei & Barbara L. Gray & Thomas B. Lawrence & Tim Cresswell & Alastair Anderson & Sarah Jack & Ed McKeever, 2023. "Emplaced Partnerships and the Ethics of Care, Recognition and Resilience," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 184(4), pages 757-772, May.
    3. Llach, Josep & Sanchez-Famoso, Valeriano & Danes, Sharon M., 2023. "Unmasking nonfamily employees’ complex contribution to family business performance: A place identity theory approach," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 14(4).

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