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Entrepreneur‐mentality, gender and the study of women entrepreneurs

Bruni, Attila; Gherardi, Silvia; Poggio, Barbara - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 17 (2004) 3, pp. 256-268

Uses the neologism “entrepreneur mentality” – paying implicit homage to Foucault's govermentality – to highlight how an entrepreneurial discourse is mobilized as a system of thinking about women entrepreneurs which is able to make some form of that activity thinkable and practicable,...

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Situated human agency, institutional entrepreneurship and institutional change

Koene, B.A.S. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 19 (2006) 3, pp. 365-382

Purpose – This paper evaluates the influence of the institutional context on the dynamics of institutional change and the possibilities for human agency in this process. Design/methodology/approach – A comparison of the emergence of the temporary work agency industry in five countries is...

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Ecopreneurship – a new approach to managing the triple bottom line

Dixon, Sarah E.A.; Clifford, Anne - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 20 (2007) 3, pp. 326-345

approach. Findings – A strong link is identified between entrepreneurialism and environmentalism. The entrepreneurial flair of … efforts; secondly, with the community and social partners, who provide employment and training for disadvantaged people and a … environmentalism and entrepreneurialism. Presentation of business model offering economic sustainability for environmental and social …

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Corporate entrepreneurship

Rutherford, Matthew W.; Holt, Daniel T. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 20 (2007) 3, pp. 429-446

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to submit and test a model of corporate entrepreneurship (CE). Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample of 264 employees of a mid‐sized organization, the authors conceptualize three antecedent categories of CE: process, context, and individual...

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Freedom and autonomy in the university enterprise

Bridgman, Todd - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 20 (2007) 4, pp. 478-490

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore notions of enterprise as an instance of organizational change within university business schools, using a theoretical approach drawn from the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Their concept of articulatory practice is useful for...

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An exploration of entrepreneurship and play

King Kauanui, Sandra; Thomas, Kevin D.; Sherman, Cynthia L. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 1, pp. 51-70

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between entrepreneurs who see a connection between spirituality and work and those who do not. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected and analyzed in two stages from in‐depth interviews of 112 entrepreneurs. Key...

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Employee‐organization relationship in collective entrepreneurship: an overview

Ribeiro‐Soriano, Domingo; Urbano, David - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 4, pp. 349-359

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add new theoretical insights on the employee‐organization relationship (EOR) in the context of corporate entrepreneurship (CE), specifically in collective entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a brief overview of the...

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The immigrant entrepreneur in the international change

Rueda Armengot, Carlos; Solé Parellada, Frances; Rieta … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 4, pp. 377-395

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the ethnic profile of the entrepreneur in relation to business activity, the reasons for creating the firm and the creation process. The aim is to analyze whether or not belonging to a particular ethnic group has an influence on the said...

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Networks and corporate entrepreneurship

Toledano, Nuria; Urbano, David; Bernadich, Marc - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 4, pp. 396-412

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse in‐depth collaboration as a process that emerges from interactions among individuals in order to develop entrepreneurial actions within established family firms. The research is contextualized in the metal sector in Catalonia (Spain), using...

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Innovative capability development for entrepreneurship

Annique Un, C.; Montoro‐Sanchez, Angeles - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 4, pp. 413-434

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate three streams of literature – organizational capabilities based in resource‐based view (RBV) and the team‐ and organization‐level innovation – to provide a theoretical framework of how firms invest in developing innovative...

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