The Changes of the Entrepreneurial Identity

Case Study

Bibliographic Data

ID5317007
AuthorsAlina Valencia (0000-0003-1760-8744, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume22
Issue2
Pages1574
Publication date2020-08-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaderns de Psicologia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0211-3481 • E-ISSN: 2014-4520
PublisherAutonomous University of Barcelona (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1574
OpenAlexW3082135551
LanguageEN
References cited5

This research assumes the study of the construction and the changes in the identity of entrepreneurs based on the analysis of their personal and professional way and the influence of critical incidents and its changes based on Dialogical Self Theory (Hubert Hermans, Harry Kempen, Rens van Loon) leading to increase the quality of life and effectiveness of their business. We made a case-study with four entrepreneurs with less than one-year experience from different countries for six months the research used interview, mapping, journey plot, Personal Position Repertoire, and coaching. They showed a variety of scenarios of forming the entrepreneurial identity in typical contexts, including family business or starting their own business after working for the company or freelance. We ob-served that the implication of the tools used in the psychological practice helped to make the pro-cess systematic, clear and multilevel showing the progress of the participants on every stage as their personal and professional achievements.

Aesthetics · Citizen journalism · Coaching · Dialogical self · Identity (music) · Participatory action research · Personal life · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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