TY - JOUR

T1 - Entrepreneurial learning from observing role models

AU - Zozimo, Ricardo George

AU - Jack, Sarah Louise

AU - Hamilton, Eleanor

N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Entrepreneurship & Regional Development on 06/10/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/08985626.2017.1376518

PY - 2017/11

Y1 - 2017/11

N2 - This study examines entrepreneurial learning through the observation of role models. Adopting an interpretive and inductive approach, and using biographical interviews and life course techniques, the article examines how sixteen entrepreneurs articulate their entrepreneurial learning from role models. The overarching research question ‘How do entrepreneurs learn from observing role models?’ enables illustrating who the role models are (parents, teachers, colleagues, other entrepreneurs), the relevant social contexts (home, education, workplace) and what is learned in relation to entrepreneurial learning tasks (learning about oneself, managing relationships, the business and small business management). The study contributes to developing the social perspectives of entrepreneurial learning by demonstrating the significance of learning from role models in different social contexts and at distinct entrepreneurial stages pre- and post-start-up.

AB - This study examines entrepreneurial learning through the observation of role models. Adopting an interpretive and inductive approach, and using biographical interviews and life course techniques, the article examines how sixteen entrepreneurs articulate their entrepreneurial learning from role models. The overarching research question ‘How do entrepreneurs learn from observing role models?’ enables illustrating who the role models are (parents, teachers, colleagues, other entrepreneurs), the relevant social contexts (home, education, workplace) and what is learned in relation to entrepreneurial learning tasks (learning about oneself, managing relationships, the business and small business management). The study contributes to developing the social perspectives of entrepreneurial learning by demonstrating the significance of learning from role models in different social contexts and at distinct entrepreneurial stages pre- and post-start-up.

KW - Entrepreneurial learning

KW - role models

KW - observation

KW - life course

KW - social context

U2 - 10.1080/08985626.2017.1376518

DO - 10.1080/08985626.2017.1376518

M3 - Journal article

VL - 29

SP - 889

EP - 911

JO - Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

JF - Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

SN - 0898-5626

IS - 9-10

ER -