Abstract
This paper explores the metaphorical building blocks of conceptualisations of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship across eight metaphors for organisation. The starting point is the notion that entrepreneurs found organisations and therefore the ways organisations are conceptualised reflect implicit images of the entrepreneurs who created them as well as the entrepreneurship processes through which they were created. Through disciplined imagination, this paper demonstrates how different metaphors afford and constrain the space for entrepreneurial agency and entrepreneurship processes. The revealed images of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship are useful tools for critically reflecting on the process of entrepreneurship for both researchers and practitioners.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2013 Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | 6-8 February 2013, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
| Place of Publication | Brisbane |
| Publisher | Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781921897559 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE) 2013 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 5 Feb 2013 → 8 Feb 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE) 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Brisbane |
| Period | 5/02/13 → 8/02/13 |