Conference paper
Time narratives in international entrepreneurship
Proceedings of the ANZIBA Conference, pp.1-33
The Future of Asia-Pacific Business: Beyond the Crisis (Brisbane, Australia, 16-Apr-2009–18-Apr-2009)
ANZIBA
2009
Abstract
Our study of 16 entrepreneurial narratives of internationalising firms uses qualitative coding to identify six broad constructions of time. As Gartner (2007) acknowledges, stories are told for particular purposes, and studies have shown that creating and maintaining shared time-frames represents a key role for the entrepreneur in driving growth of the firm (Fischer, Reuber, Hababou, Johnson, &Lee, 1997). Use of the qualitative software program Leximancer demonstrates narrative trajectories in which entrepreneurs in smaller firms associate time with myriad activities while the concept is stable and relatively independent in larger firms. In conclusion we ask: if entrepreneurship is about creating differences, then why do entrepreneurial narratives seemingly converge towards a mean?
Details
- Title
- Time narratives in international entrepreneurship
- Authors
- Stuart Middleton (Author)P W Liesch (Author)J Steen (Author)
- Contributors
- G Fisher (Editor)E L Rose (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the ANZIBA Conference, pp.1-33
- Conference details
- The Future of Asia-Pacific Business: Beyond the Crisis (Brisbane, Australia, 16-Apr-2009–18-Apr-2009)
- Publisher
- ANZIBA
- Date published
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780646523590
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450536402621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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