Miruna Radu; Christophe Loué; Renaud Redien-Collot Contextualizing Entrepreneurial Legitimacy: The Interplay of Internal and External Social Representations Article de journal Journal of Enterprising Culture, 27 (1), p. 1-33, 2019, ISBN: 0218-4958. Résumé | Liens | BibTeX @article{Radu2019c,
title = {Contextualizing Entrepreneurial Legitimacy: The Interplay of Internal and External Social Representations},
author = {Miruna Radu and Christophe Loué and Renaud Redien-Collot},
doi = {10.1142/S0218495819500018},
isbn = {0218-4958},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-03-03},
journal = {Journal of Enterprising Culture},
volume = {27},
number = {1},
pages = {1-33},
abstract = {Entrepreneurial legitimacy has been described as a trigger of entrepreneurial
career choice and motivation, meaning that the propensity of an individual to
engage in an entrepreneurial career increases with the social legitimacy of the
career. However, more than a predictor of entrepreneurial success, entrepreneurial
legitimacy is a complex social construct that determines the diffusion of entrepreneurial
culture in different countries. This article aims to contribute to
contextualizing entrepreneurial legitimacy by acknowledging its social genesis
and dynamics, and by showing the variety of social interactions that it encompasses.
The article examines the discursive strategies that entrepreneurs use to
gain legitimacy among their audiences, and studies the representations and
expectations attached to the figure of the entrepreneur by current and aspiring
students in a Master’s program in Entrepreneurship. We gather the views of three
social groups that actively engage in the social construction of entrepreneurial
legitimacy in order to identify their convergent and divergent social representations
of what it means to “be an entrepreneur.” Based on a questionnaire survey of
529 French participants and on 30 qualitative interviews, we present and compare
the social representations of French entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship held by
SME entrepreneurs and current and potential students in a Master’s in entrepreneurship
program. We found that entrepreneurial legitimacy is a collective
outcome of various social representations circulating in the public space that affects entrepreneurs’ ability to develop their businesses and their identities, along
with their willingness and capacity to promote the entrepreneurial spirit in
society.},
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Entrepreneurial legitimacy has been described as a trigger of entrepreneurial
career choice and motivation, meaning that the propensity of an individual to
engage in an entrepreneurial career increases with the social legitimacy of the
career. However, more than a predictor of entrepreneurial success, entrepreneurial
legitimacy is a complex social construct that determines the diffusion of entrepreneurial
culture in different countries. This article aims to contribute to
contextualizing entrepreneurial legitimacy by acknowledging its social genesis
and dynamics, and by showing the variety of social interactions that it encompasses.
The article examines the discursive strategies that entrepreneurs use to
gain legitimacy among their audiences, and studies the representations and
expectations attached to the figure of the entrepreneur by current and aspiring
students in a Master’s program in Entrepreneurship. We gather the views of three
social groups that actively engage in the social construction of entrepreneurial
legitimacy in order to identify their convergent and divergent social representations
of what it means to “be an entrepreneur.” Based on a questionnaire survey of
529 French participants and on 30 qualitative interviews, we present and compare
the social representations of French entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship held by
SME entrepreneurs and current and potential students in a Master’s in entrepreneurship
program. We found that entrepreneurial legitimacy is a collective
outcome of various social representations circulating in the public space that affects entrepreneurs’ ability to develop their businesses and their identities, along
with their willingness and capacity to promote the entrepreneurial spirit in
society. |
Renaud Redien-Collot et Catherine Léger-Jarniou Retard de la RSE des PME françaises ? La prudence et le discours éthique hybride des dirigeantes de PME de forte croissance Article de journal Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat et de l'Innovation , 17 (2), p. 7-34, 0000, ISBN: 978-2-8073-9244-1. Résumé | BibTeX @article{Redien-Collot2018,
title = {Retard de la RSE des PME françaises ? La prudence et le discours éthique hybride des dirigeantes de PME de forte croissance},
author = {Renaud Redien-Collot et Catherine Léger-Jarniou},
isbn = {978-2-8073-9244-1},
journal = {Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat et de l'Innovation },
volume = {17},
number = {2},
pages = {7-34},
abstract = {The literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in European small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) seems to be focused on the strategic benefits of
CSR, which is still an emerging trend. Articles on female leadership highlight that
this instrumentalist vision of CSR can be attributed to the triumph of masculine
culture in SMEs. We therefore examine a sample of thirteen female heads of
high-growth SMEs (ranked in the Women Equity for Growth Index) 2 with effective managerial
processes to determine whether they see and enact CSR as a strategic panacea. In
order to capture the respondents’ motivations, our study looks at their practices and their
discourse. We find that they are cautious about formalizing and instrumentalizing their
CSR practice. Their deployment of CSR is nurtured by an ethical discourse that is equally
instrumental and normative, with their employees as their priority stakeholders. As they
are convinced that CSR offers a powerful prospective launch pad, respondents are very
skilled in their ability to preserve CSR’s “revelatory power” in their companies. Through
their expressions of self-doubt and resistance, they reveal distinct points of view that are
informed by strong reflection. Their hybrid ethical discourse is not the result of a compromise.
Instead, it informs a very active sense-making process.
—— Keywords: CSR, high-growth SME, female entrepreneurial leaders, gender},
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The literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in European small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) seems to be focused on the strategic benefits of
CSR, which is still an emerging trend. Articles on female leadership highlight that
this instrumentalist vision of CSR can be attributed to the triumph of masculine
culture in SMEs. We therefore examine a sample of thirteen female heads of
high-growth SMEs (ranked in the Women Equity for Growth Index) 2 with effective managerial
processes to determine whether they see and enact CSR as a strategic panacea. In
order to capture the respondents’ motivations, our study looks at their practices and their
discourse. We find that they are cautious about formalizing and instrumentalizing their
CSR practice. Their deployment of CSR is nurtured by an ethical discourse that is equally
instrumental and normative, with their employees as their priority stakeholders. As they
are convinced that CSR offers a powerful prospective launch pad, respondents are very
skilled in their ability to preserve CSR’s “revelatory power” in their companies. Through
their expressions of self-doubt and resistance, they reveal distinct points of view that are
informed by strong reflection. Their hybrid ethical discourse is not the result of a compromise.
Instead, it informs a very active sense-making process.
—— Keywords: CSR, high-growth SME, female entrepreneurial leaders, gender |
Renaud Redien-Collot Addressing the feasibility, suitability, and sustainability of the blockchain Chapitre d'ouvrage in the of Mezghani, Business Transformations Era Digitalization Karim; Aloulou, Wassim (Ed.): p. 18-27, IGI Global Publishing, 2019. Résumé | Liens | BibTeX @inbook{Redien-Collot2019,
title = {Addressing the feasibility, suitability, and sustainability of the blockchain},
author = {Renaud Redien-Collot},
editor = { Business Transformations in the Era of Digitalization
Karim Mezghani and Wassim Aloulou},
doi = {10.4018/978-1-5225-7262-6},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-03-02},
pages = {18-27},
publisher = {IGI Global Publishing},
abstract = {This chapter applies stakeholder theory in order to evaluate whether blockchain community is demonstrating a communicational maturity in order to achieve its technical, social, and political agenda. The consistence of the mission of an organization or a community is clearly reflected in the eyes of its stakeholders. Therefore, the study adopts a qualitative lens in conducting 11 semi-structured interviews with experts that are prominent international stakeholders of the blockchain in order to gain a deeper understanding of their internalized perception about this technology and its social network.
According to the results, the blockchain community members are ready to address the feasibility of their technology and its implications. They also address some aspects of the social suitability of their network. However, they do not fix clear conditions of communication and coordination to discuss the sustainability of the whole organization.
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This chapter applies stakeholder theory in order to evaluate whether blockchain community is demonstrating a communicational maturity in order to achieve its technical, social, and political agenda. The consistence of the mission of an organization or a community is clearly reflected in the eyes of its stakeholders. Therefore, the study adopts a qualitative lens in conducting 11 semi-structured interviews with experts that are prominent international stakeholders of the blockchain in order to gain a deeper understanding of their internalized perception about this technology and its social network.
According to the results, the blockchain community members are ready to address the feasibility of their technology and its implications. They also address some aspects of the social suitability of their network. However, they do not fix clear conditions of communication and coordination to discuss the sustainability of the whole organization.
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