 The forced-chosen oneZhenjing Han () and
Pia Arenius ()
Post-Print from HAL Abstract: Only a small number of studies have investigated the process of identity work in the context of family businesses. Combining entrepreneurial identity construction and the forced-chosen phenomenon in the family business, this study aims to fill the gap of largely ignored the existence of forced-chosen female successors and attempts to unpack the mechanism of how these female successors construct their entrepreneurial identities, and what resources and strategies they use in the process. Taking a perspective of identity work, this paper uses qualitative methods to collect and analyze information on the construction of the identity of Taiwanese female forced-chosen successors. We interviewed seven second and third-generation female entrepreneurs in two cities with population spillover, and two expert interviews to build an overall understanding of the 'forced chosen' phenomena in Taiwan. Findings show that extra resources and identity can help female successors anchor their entrepreneurial identity and bring new discourse into family firms, especially when they cannot get internal help in the family. Keywords: identity work; forced-chosen; entrepreneurial identity; Female successors (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in RENT, Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Annual Conference XXXVII, Nov 2023, Gdańsk, Poland. 12 p 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:hal:journl:hal-05721202 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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