Wimalasena, L, Galloway, L and Kapasi, I orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-520X (2021) A critical realist exploration of entrepreneurship as complex, reflexive and myriad. Journal of Critical Realism, 20 (3). pp. 257-279. ISSN 1476-7430
Abstract
This paper builds on previous studies that explore entrepreneurship from a critical realist morphogenetic perspective, and incorporates the neglected aspect of how agential reflexivity shapes entrepreneurship. Using the morphogenetic framework and its typology of reflexive modes, we analyse 78 work and life histories gathered from Sri Lanka with the aim of understanding reflexive entrepreneurial action. Our findings suggest that, while autonomous reflexives match the common understanding of entrepreneurship, i.e. that it is individualistic and wealth-driven, nevertheless the other reflexive modalities also exhibit entrepreneurship. For example, communicative reflexives may demonstrate entrepreneurship in achieving their aspiration to maintain a family firm or tradition, and meta-reflexives may demonstrate entrepreneurship in order to realize their value ideals. We conclude that the morphogenetic typology of reflexivity is a reliable guide to understanding subtleties associated with entrepreneurial action and resolving the ongoing debate about whether entrepreneurship is best understood as motivated by the individual or by society.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under theterms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Entrepreneurship; criticalrealism; morphogeneticapproach; reflexivity; SriLanka |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Enterprise & Entrepreneurship (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 May 2021 14:37 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2023 14:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14767430.2021.1935109 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:174648 |
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