The language of opportunity

Gartner, William B.; Carter, Nancy M.; Hills, Gerald E.

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“…Other commentators highlight the situated, community or local cultural and historical context as the medium for social construction process (Hjorth and Johannisson, 2003). And other inquirers examine entrepreneurial emergence and enactment (Gartner et al, 2003) through auto-ethnography (Johannisson, 2002) and narrative or storying processes (Bouwen and Steyaert, 1997;O'Connor, 2002;Rae and Carswell, 2001;Downing, 2005;Fletcher 2007). …”

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“…the relationship between prior knowledge of markets/ customer need and personal experiences; idea sharing and the role of personal networks). And these linkages or relationships are sometimes accounted for in process understandings of entrepreneurship (Gartner, 1990;Steyaert, 1998;Kupferberg, 1998;Gartner et al 2003;Fletcher, 2003) and analyses that aim to link macro, micro, individual, firm, industry levels of analysis (Davidsson and Wiklund, 2001;Busenitz et al 2003). Empirical studies applying process understandings of opportunity recognition are still quite rare, however.…”

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Entrepreneurial processes and the social construction of opportunity

Fletcher

2006

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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In contrast to structurally-determinist and cognitive/agency oriented views of opportunity recognition, it is argued that opportunity formation is relationally and communally constituted -an insight that is not recognised in descriptive or linear process models of opportunity recognition. To arrive at this claim, use is made of social constructionist ideas.These ideas have been frequently applied in entrepreneurship studies but less attention has been given to the relational aspects of social constructionist thinking particularly with regard to opportunity formation processes. To aid this line of inquiry an analysis is undertaken of a siblingautobiographical account of a high profile business venture, Coffee Republic. This account has been crafted by the sibling partnership with a particular audience in mind (the would-be entrepreneur) with guidelines and principles on how 'anyone can do it'. However, it is not utilised here as a good specimen of business venturing to be probed for particular (hidden) meanings. Instead, the account is evaluated in order to illustrate how individualistic statements about opportunity discovery can be reconceptualised as relationally and communally constituted -an emphasis which is important for widening our theoretical understanding of the activities we label entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurial processes and the social construction of opportunity

Fletcher

2006

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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“…This reality frames the group's sense of decision making related to the qualities entrepreneurs should have for a venture's financial application (cf. Mumby & Clair, 1997) and is expressed through the language used in making funding decisions (Cicourel, 1981;Gartner, Carter, & Hill, 2003). Each discourse portrays an object/subject differently, and each discourse claims what the object/subject really is and the consequences for a particular object/subject (Foucault, 1972).…”

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Gender Stereotypes and Venture Support Decisions: How Governmental Venture Capitalists Socially Construct Entrepreneurs’ Potential

Malmström

Johansson

Wincent

2017

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

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In the present study, we conduct a discourse analysis on a set of longitudinal observations of government venture capitalists' decisions to identify how gender stereotypes are socially constructed and activated when assessing entrepreneurs' potential in the financial distribution of venture support. The present study finds that female entrepreneurs risk receiving significantly less venture capital, which is caused by the language and rhetoric used that relates to gender differences when funding decisions are made. We consider and discuss the implications of our results for related research about distributing venture capital and the social constructions of female and male entrepreneurs.

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“…Cette question de l'identification des opportunités a reçu au cours de la dernière décennie une attention significative d'un grand nombre de chercheurs en entrepreneuriat qui se sont intéressés à l'opportunité elle-même ainsi qu'aux processus permettant de la voir naître (Alvarez, Barney et Anderson, 2013). Peu importe que les chercheurs associent l'identification d'opportunités à un processus de découverte (Shane et Venkataraman, 2000 ;Kirzner, 1985 ;Herron et Sapienza, 1992), à un processus de perception, de reconnaissance ou de création de sens (Kruger, 2000 ;Gartner, Carter et Hills, 2003) ou encore à une perspective constructiviste (Sarasvathy, 2001 ;De Koning, 2003) dans laquelle l'opportunité est développée, formée ou créée, elle est toujours essentiellement présentée comme le fruit d'un processus individuel.…”

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Introduction au dossier thématique - Créativité, PME et entrepreneuriat : des zones d’ombre et de lumière

Carrier

Szostak

2014

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Cette introduction au dossier thématique « Créativité, PME et entrepreneuriat » est une invitation lancée aux chercheurs en PME et en entrepreneuriat pour explorer davantage la créativité. Des idées de recherche sont suggérées à partir de travaux sur le design, les industries créatives et les programmes de management des idées. Les thèmes de la motivation, de la confiance, de la gestion des ressources humaines, du rôle du dirigeant de PME ou encore de l’articulation entre les niveaux individuel et collectif en matière de créativité sont mis en avant. Enfin, les trois articles de ce dossier sont brièvement présentés.This introduction to the special issue « Creativity, SMEs and entrepreneurship » leads researchers in the field of SMEs and entrepreneurship to deepen the theme of creativity. Researches are suggested from studies in design, creative industries and ideas management programs. Topics such as motivation, confidence, human resources management, role of the SME manager or relationship between individual and team creativity are put forward. Finally, the three papers of this issue are briefly presented.Esta introducción al dosier temático « Creatividad, PyME y empresariado » es una invitación lanzada a los investigadores en PyME y en empresariado para explorar principalmente la creatividad. Varias líneas de investigación son sugeridas a partir de contribuciones sobre el diseño, las industrias creativas y los programas de management de las ideas. Los temas de la motivación, de la confianza, de la gestión de recursos humanos, del papel de los dirigentes de las PyME o incluso de la articulación entre los niveles individual y colectivo en materia de creatividad son presentados como elementos esenciales. En último lugar, los tres artículos de esta colección serán brevemente explicados

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The language of opportunity

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Entrepreneurial processes and the social construction of opportunity

Entrepreneurial processes and the social construction of opportunity

Gender Stereotypes and Venture Support Decisions: How Governmental Venture Capitalists Socially Construct Entrepreneurs’ Potential

Introduction au dossier thématique - Créativité, PME et entrepreneuriat : des zones d’ombre et de lumière

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