The local embeddedness of lifestyle entrepreneur: an exploratory study

Séverine Saleilles () and Marie Gomez-Velasco
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Séverine Saleilles: COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne
Marie Gomez-Velasco: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UM1 - Université Montpellier 1 - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UM2 - Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School

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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to conduct an exploratory study, based on four exploratory cases, of lifestyle entrepreneurship. Our inquiry is focused on the topic of local embeddedness: Does the location chosen for self satisfaction comply with the local embeddedness theory or does it have a specific relationship with the territory concept? It appears that the cases are integrated in a context that is not manifested in territorial but functional terms. This mixed embeddedness can be explained by a new social trend: hypermodernity. The consequences of lifestyle entrepreneurship behaviours on economic development in regions where they implemented are also discussed. Further research perspectives are proposed.

Keywords: Lifestyle entrepreneurship; motivations; local embeddedness; hypermodernity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-02-28
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Published in Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research 2007, Feb 2007, Montpellier, France

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