Tony Watson
The emergence of entrepreneurial action: At the crossroads between institutional logics and individual life-orientation
Watson, Tony; Spedale Latimer, Simona
Authors
Simona Spedale Latimer
Abstract
© The Author(s) 2013. This article builds upon a growing body of research calling for a more contextual approach to entrepreneurship studies. It combines theoretical resources from Joas’s theory of creative action with institutional logics thinking. A model of the emergence of entrepreneurial action is developed as an outcome of a continuous dialogue between theoretical and empirical work. Entrepreneurial action is shown as emerging at the crossroads between tensions at the general level of institutional logics and tensions at the level of an individual’s life-orientation. Two main insights are offered for future theoretical and empirical developments. First, that it is possible to move beyond the artificial separation of ‘context’ and ‘individual’ in entrepreneurship studies to investigate the complex interweaving of individual, organisational and societal levels that comprises entrepreneurial activity. Second, the concept of entrepreneurial action has a relevance far beyond the creation of new business ventures and activities engaged in by owner-managers.
Citation
Watson, T., & Spedale Latimer, S. (2014). The emergence of entrepreneurial action: At the crossroads between institutional logics and individual life-orientation. International Small Business Journal, 32(7), 759-776. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613480376
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 2, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 2, 2013 |
Publication Date | Nov 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | May 21, 2018 |
Journal | International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship |
Print ISSN | 0266-2426 |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-2870 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 759-776 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613480376 |
Keywords | Business and International Management |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1094212 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0266242613480376 |
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