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Identity Work of Social Entrepreneurs - The Way of Maintaining a Coherent Self-View

Schmitz, Hannah Antonie LU and Crespi van Assche, Laura LU (2018) BUSN49 20181
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Title: Identity Work of Social Entrepreneurs - The Way of Maintaining a Coherent Self-view
Authors: Hannah Antonie Schmitz and Laura Crespi Van Assche
Supervisor: Nadja Sörgärde
Submission Date: 18th of May 2018
Keywords: Identity, Identity Work, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurial Identity
Purpose: To understand how social entrepreneurs manage to maintain a coherent self-view by successfully engaging in identity work.
Research Questions: How do social entrepreneurs maintain a coherent self-view?
Sub questions: How do social entrepreneurs frame themselves? What tensions and struggles provoke doubt about their self-view? In what ways do they cope with such struggles?
Methodology: Following an interpretive and abductive... (More)
Title: Identity Work of Social Entrepreneurs - The Way of Maintaining a Coherent Self-view
Authors: Hannah Antonie Schmitz and Laura Crespi Van Assche
Supervisor: Nadja Sörgärde
Submission Date: 18th of May 2018
Keywords: Identity, Identity Work, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurial Identity
Purpose: To understand how social entrepreneurs manage to maintain a coherent self-view by successfully engaging in identity work.
Research Questions: How do social entrepreneurs maintain a coherent self-view?
Sub questions: How do social entrepreneurs frame themselves? What tensions and struggles provoke doubt about their self-view? In what ways do they cope with such struggles?
Methodology: Following an interpretive and abductive approach, we crafted a qualitative research study. Our findings are based on our empirical material, gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with seven social entrepreneurs.
Findings: Social entrepreneurs can maintain a coherent self-view by engaging successfully in identity work. They do this through a three-part circular process, which we named the ‘Circle of Identity Work’. This process consists of a strong self-view, presented as identity outcomes; struggles that question this self-view and coping strategies with which they strengthen and maintain their initial identity outcomes.
Contributions: Our findings contribute to the undeveloped field of social entrepreneurial identity by applying the concept of identity work and, therefore, offering new perspectives and interpretations. (Less)
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Schmitz, Hannah Antonie LU and Crespi van Assche, Laura LU
supervisor
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BUSN49 20181
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H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Identity, Identity Work, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurial Identity
language
English
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8949499
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2018-06-19 10:51:33
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Authors: Hannah Antonie Schmitz and Laura Crespi Van Assche
Supervisor: Nadja Sörgärde
Submission Date: 18th of May 2018
Keywords: Identity, Identity Work, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurial Identity
Purpose: To understand how social entrepreneurs manage to maintain a coherent self-view by successfully engaging in identity work.
Research Questions: How do social entrepreneurs maintain a coherent self-view?
Sub questions: How do social entrepreneurs frame themselves? What tensions and struggles provoke doubt about their self-view? In what ways do they cope with such struggles?
Methodology: Following an interpretive and abductive approach, we crafted a qualitative research study. Our findings are based on our empirical material, gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with seven social entrepreneurs.
Findings: Social entrepreneurs can maintain a coherent self-view by engaging successfully in identity work. They do this through a three-part circular process, which we named the ‘Circle of Identity Work’. This process consists of a strong self-view, presented as identity outcomes; struggles that question this self-view and coping strategies with which they strengthen and maintain their initial identity outcomes.
Contributions: Our findings contribute to the undeveloped field of social entrepreneurial identity by applying the concept of identity work and, therefore, offering new perspectives and interpretations.}},
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