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Paradigmatic foundations of the enactive approach to entrepreneuring as practice
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Organisation and Entrepreneurship.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9591-5654
2022 (English)In: Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship as Practice / [ed] Thompson, Neil Aron;Byrne, Orla;Jenkins, Anna;Teague, Bruce T., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, p. 54-77Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Considering entrepreneurship as a processual phenomenon, as entrepreneuring, means that it materializes as a stream of situated practices that sediment into ventures and entrepreneurial careers. This view triggers ontological, epistemological and methodological challenges. Adopting a social-constructionist paradigm entrepreneuring then appears as creative organizing of activities that originates in a dialogue between the entrepreneur and an enacted environment. This dialogue concerns concrete situations that are heedfully as well as shrewdly dealt with by the entrepreneur. Accordingly the 'enactive methodology' is introduced as an appropriate inside approach, implying that the researcher also adopts the identity of an entrepreneur and thus as an 'entresearcher' launches ventures for self-reflection. The interpretation of two enacted ventures, concerning cultural and social entrepreneuring respectively, generated six formative dispositions, i.e. generic attitudes associated with entrepreneuring as practice: (1) considering change and experimenting a natural state; (2) experiencing the personal network as a bodily extension; (3) recognizing venturing as a collaborative undertaking; (4) rationalizing and imputing agency to one's own actions over random events; (5) safeguarding room for manoeuvring and (6) regarding institutions as competitors, indifference as an enemy and resistance as an energizer. An axiological audit of the two projects suggests that the chosen approach corresponds with the issues being addressed and that they both pay due respect to fellow humans being involved. 

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Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. p. 54-77
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Handbooks of Business and Management Research as Practice series
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Business Administration
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Economy, Ledarskap, entreprenörskap och organisation
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-113165DOI: 10.4337/9781788976831.00010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85136654074ISBN: 9781788976824 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-113165DiVA, id: diva2:1662410
Available from: 2022-05-31 Created: 2022-05-31 Last updated: 2022-11-16Bibliographically approved

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