Narratives of enterprise crafting entrepreneurial self-identity in a small firm
Simon Down's timely ethnographic study takes a philosophically reflective and empirically detailed look at the way in which enterprising people use narrative resources to construct their identity as entrepreneurs. The book draws on a wide range of intellectual sources, from naturalistic philoso...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton, Mass
Edward Elgar
2006
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Simon Down's timely ethnographic study takes a philosophically reflective and empirically detailed look at the way in which enterprising people use narrative resources to construct their identity as entrepreneurs. The book draws on a wide range of intellectual sources, from naturalistic philosophy and social-psychology to sociology and organisational theory 1. Introduction -- 2. Self-identities of entrepreneurial practice -- 3. Relationships -- 4. Generations -- 5. Space -- 6. Clichés -- 7. Conclusion |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 144 p |
| ISBN: | 1843767678 9781843767671 9781845429904 |