Broadening the View: Diverse Types of Entrepreneurs

Andrea D. Bührmann () and Katrin Hansen ()
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Andrea D. Bührmann: Universität Göttingen
Katrin Hansen: Westfälische Hochschule

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2012, issue 2, 53-72

Abstract: In this paper the hegemonic image of the entrepreneur is confronted with a more diverse picture derived from a research project in which a variety of qualitative methods were applied. The paper opted for an exploratory study which emphasizes the generation of theory from data in the process of conducting research. Thus the open-ended approach of grounded theory is used and 29 narratives, problem-centred interviews with female and male entrepreneurs were conducted. From these interviews four different entrepreneurial types emerged: the strategic planner, the step-by-step entrepreneur, the crisis entrepreneur and the bricoleur.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; bricoleur; entrepreneurial diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 B59 L26 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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