Dynamics of entrepreneurial belonging among Mexican female entrepreneurs

IF 3.1 Q2 BUSINESS
M. Erogul, Salvador P. Barragan, Caroline Essers
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Purpose Understanding belonging provides a better insight into the structural, political, cultural and gendered elements of entrepreneurship. This paper aims to focus on Mexican female entrepreneurs’ (MFE) experiences in managing material and affective aspects of entrepreneurial belonging during the start-up and transition phase to become an established business owner. Design/methodology/approach The narrative analysis is based on qualitative interview data with 11 MFE in Mexico. Findings The analysis reveals that MFEs’ sense of belonging evolves from self-oriented to more socially-oriented identity claims. In the former, the need to “fit in” and achieve material aspects of belonging is intertwined with gender and family responsibilities. In the latter, the need to “stand out” and achieve affective aspects of belonging is intertwined with validating entrepreneurial achievements by challenging gendered assumptions and helping others through the notion of “sisterhood.” Originality/value The paper extends the understanding of the relation of material and affective aspects of belonging as an “evolving” process from the nascent stage to the established stage of entrepreneurship. Within the evolving process of entrepreneurial belonging, a shift from material to affective aspects unveils a theoretical framework that relates belonging, gender and entrepreneurship in context. This process seems to regulate entrepreneur’s agency in what they interpret as acceptable while standing up against challenges and legitimizing belonging through the emergence of a “sisterhood.”
墨西哥女企业家的创业归属动态
目的了解归属感可以更好地了解创业的结构、政治、文化和性别因素。本文旨在关注墨西哥女企业家在创业和转型阶段管理创业归属的物质和情感方面的经验,以成为一名成熟的企业主。设计/方法论/方法叙事分析基于墨西哥11位MFE的定性访谈数据。在前者中,“融入”和实现物质归属的需要与性别和家庭责任交织在一起。在后者中,“脱颖而出”和实现归属感的情感方面的需要与通过挑战性别假设和通过“姐妹情谊”的概念帮助他人来验证创业成就交织在一起。“独创性/价值本文将归属感的物质和情感方面的关系理解为一个从创业的萌芽阶段到成熟阶段的“进化”过程。在创业归属的演变过程中,从物质方面到情感方面的转变揭示了一个将归属、性别和创业联系在一起的理论框架。这一过程似乎以他们认为可以接受的方式规范了企业家的代理,同时通过“姐妹情谊”的出现来对抗挑战并使归属合法化
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期刊介绍: Launched in 2009, the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) aims to facilitate the natural evolution of the field of gender and entrepreneurship by drawing together the very best research contributions from around the world. The journal seeks to: -Provide a dedicated publication outlet for high calibre, international research of interest to scholars, entrepreneurs and policy makers in the field of gender and entrepreneurship -Offer a unique perspective on the practice of gender and entrepreneurship by including sections dedicated to practitioner and policy content -Support a more consistent global approach to the presentation of research in the field -Platform the work of dynamic young researchers and those who are in a position to offer new perspectives on this particular research area -Enable those active in the area as researchers, educators, trainers, practitioners, support personnel and policy makers to keep up to date with the field on an international level. The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Entrepreneurship, Female/Women’s entrepreneurship , Business, Management, Strategy, Gender, Economics, Internationalization, Marketing.
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