 Re-entry Following Firm Failure: Nascent Technology Entrepreneurs’ Tactics for Avoiding and Overcoming StigmaGrace Walsh ()
Chapter Chapter 5 in Technology-Based Nascent Entrepreneurship, 2017, pp 95-117 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Re-entry following exit is a pervasive phenomenon enabling entrepreneurs to put into practice lessons learned from their prior entrepreneurship experience. However, institutional forces shaped by cultural and societal norms contribute to the stigmatization of individuals who have experienced firm failure, as such hampering re-entry. This research explores how fifteen nascent technology entrepreneurs avoid or overcome stigma and go on to re-enter the entrepreneurial context. Three key approaches emerged from this study—detachmentDetachment (from the firm); acknowledgementAcknowledgement (of the failure); and deflection (of the stigma). As existing research on stigma is predominantly situated within the psychology and sociology literature, this study adds to the contemporary and growing body of research on the concept within the entrepreneurship context. Keywords: Stigma; Re-entry; Firm failure; Entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:paiecp:978-1-137-59594-2_5 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59594-2_5 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Advances in Economics of Innovation and Technology from Palgrave Macmillan |
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