Becoming entrepreneurs: how immigrants developed entrepreneurial identities

Zhen, Zhang; Chun, Douglas

doi:10.1108/ijebr-07-2016-0214

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“…In looking through the liminal–liminoid lens, we are encouraged as entrepreneurship educators to think more creatively about the texture of the transitional space M-Entrep students are inhabiting, the multiple statuses and roles open to them—and the implications for the roles we step into as educators or staff members. The production of roles in these contexts is more complex than just student or entrepreneur (Zhang & Chun, 2018), academic, or incubation expert. Students see the benefit to their personal and business development of being flexible and in control of their multiple roles in an environment where role assignation by others and institutions can be prevalent.…”

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The Texture of Entrepreneurship Programs: Revisiting Experiential Entrepreneurship Education Through the Lens of the Liminal–Liminoid Continuum

Gaggiotti

Jarvis

Richards

2019

Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy

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Positioning the liminal and the liminoid on a continuum, we define a “space” within which practice-led, experiential learning occurs. The more liminal processes within this space are associated with familiarity, wide social recognition, and relative security, the more liminoid are allied with risk-taking, innovation, creativity, and higher levels of uncertainty. Our research was conducted among student or founders on M-Entrep, an integrated Masters and venture creation program. Our findings suggest it is the coexistence of the liminal program experiences, such as the “rite of passage” of obtaining a Masters qualification, that act as a safety net as students embrace the fluidity and lack of security associated with the more liminoid experiences many associate with the venture creation endeavor. We argue that M-Entrep is an example of a program that interweaves liminal and liminoid processes, creating a texture that is both open and containing, facilitating “entrepreneuring” and encouraging students to reimagine themselves in new roles and statuses. By exploring entrepreneurship education through the lens of the liminal and the liminoid continuum, facilitators of entrepreneurship education programs can better appreciate, design, and influence the texture of this space to benefit the student learning experience.

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Section: Discussion: the Texture Of M-entrep Through The Lens Of The mentioning

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The Texture of Entrepreneurship Programs: Revisiting Experiential Entrepreneurship Education Through the Lens of the Liminal–Liminoid Continuum

Gaggiotti

Jarvis

Richards

2019

Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy

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“…In this case, self identity is an ability that involves entrepreneur freedom in expressing opinions and feelings that are different from other individuals (Mcpherson, 2016;Fernandes and Mota-ribeiro, 2017). Self identity arises when employees choose value and loyalty so that they have the authority to determine desired career choices in the future (Stewart and Hoell, 2016;Zhang and Chun, 2017).…”

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Intention: The Prediction of Entrepreneurial Behavior

Kusumawijaya

2020

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This study examines the predictive ability of entrepreneurial behavior towards entrepreneurial intention star hotel employee in Bali. Assessing self efficacy in predicting entrepreneurial intention. Review the predictions of self-determination on entrepreneurial intention. Assessing self identity in predicting entrepreneurial intention. The Entrepreneurial behavior referred to from Kirkley (2016) research, consists of dimensions of self efficacy, self-determination, self identity. For entrepreneurial intention refer to Dinis et al. (2013) research. Entrepreneurial behavior in decision making is related to the assessment process and thinking by identifying and integrating knowledge, autonomy, competence and desire in order to achieve the entrepreneurial intention goals. This research was conducted on star hotel employees in Bali with 156 respondents. The questionnaires returned were 156 with a response rate of 100%. Each research instrument uses a 5 Likert scale measurement. The initial evaluation is carried out by estimating the evaluation of the outer model, namely the validity and reliability of each reflective construct. Next is the evaluation of inner models for testing research models using the WarpPLS 4.0 program. The significance of the parameters is determined by resampling bootstrapping and using 500 sub-samples of equal size to that of the original sample. The results and discussion of hypothesis testing show that the self-efficacy of star hotels employees in Bali is able to predict entrepreneurial intention significantly. Self determination can predict entrepreneurial intention of star hotels employees in Bali significantly. Self-identity of star hotel employees in Bali was able to predict entrepreneurial intention insignificantly.

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“…The transition into entrepreneurship is unlike the transition into roles within organisations. Whilst both lead to identity emergence and change, entrepreneurial transition lacks the institutional structure, role modelling and socialisation of the organisational context (Zhang & Chun, 2017).…”

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“…The study of entrepreneurial identity provides opportunities for research in the field of entrepreneurship (Murnieks & Mosakowski, 2006) because it has the potential to call into question the depiction of the entrepreneur as an autonomous lone operator (Mendoza, Coule, & Johnston, 2021) by developing alternative understandings of who the entrepreneur is as well as the entrepreneurial process (Ireland & Webb, 2007;Fauchart & Gruber, 2011). Identities can influence motivations, actions and commitment and are central to meaning-making (Svenningson & Alvesson, 2003) therefore an understanding of entrepreneurial identities can provide insights into the founding process (Zhang & Chun, 2017) as well as the entrepreneurial experience as a whole. Although there is a growing recognition amongst entrepreneurship scholars that an identity approach can offer understandings of an individual's entrepreneurial motivations as well as their decision to continue to engage in entrepreneurial activities, there is little empirical examination of this phenomenon (Farmer, Yao, & Kung-Mcintyre, 2011).…”

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“…However the entrepreneurial identity is not always viewed in a positive light across all cultures, industries or social groups (Donnellon, Ollila, & Williams Middleton, 2014;Jones, Ratten, Klapper, & Fayolle, 2019;Zhang & Chun, 2017). For example, the Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Zhang & Chun's, (2017) study viewed becoming an entrepreneur as a drastic lowering in social status thus highlighting how studying entrepreneurs with similar backgrounds can lead to nuanced understandings of the entrepreneurial phenomenon (Ozasir Kacar & Essers, 2019). Empirical studies of female entrepreneurship (see Duberley & Carrigan, 2013;Mills & Pawson, 2006) reveal that a dual identity of mother and professional can provide the impulse behind new venture creation.…”

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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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Becoming entrepreneurs: how immigrants developed entrepreneurial identities

Cited by 35 publications

References 65 publications

The Texture of Entrepreneurship Programs: Revisiting Experiential Entrepreneurship Education Through the Lens of the Liminal–Liminoid Continuum

The Texture of Entrepreneurship Programs: Revisiting Experiential Entrepreneurship Education Through the Lens of the Liminal–Liminoid Continuum

Understanding Entrepreneurial Intention: The Prediction of Entrepreneurial Behavior

Evolving Entrepreneurial Identities: An Exploratory Study

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