Entrepreneurial Discourse from a Critical Feminist Perspective

Theresia Harrer, Othmar M. Lehner

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Abstract

Following literature that already reframes entrepreneurship as a social change activity, we consider the change potential of entrepreneurial narratives in crowdfunding pitches of predominantly female-run ventures. In particular, we position the community driven phenomenon crowdfunding as a vehicle to transcend and change the predominantly masculine discourse within entrepreneurship literature. Following an idiographic methodology, we critically analyze the discourse in crowdfunding video representations of ventures and explore structure, linguistic usage, visual artifacts and the implied intentions towards social change from a feminist perspective. From the sampling set of 42 crowdfunding campaigns, we use discursive elements and tropes to identify feminist themes as important factors towards influencing the way society (the crowd) understands entrepreneurial activities. In addition, we contribute to research by furthering the social change perspective on entrepreneurship and by addressing epistemological issues relating to prevailing paradigms.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelBritish Academy of Management 2018 Proceedings
Seiten2-26
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2018
VeranstaltungBritish Academy of Management Conference 2018 - Bristol, Großbritannien/Vereinigtes Königreich
Dauer: 4 Sep. 20186 Sep. 2018
https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3337

Konferenz

KonferenzBritish Academy of Management Conference 2018
Land/GebietGroßbritannien/Vereinigtes Königreich
OrtBristol
Zeitraum04.09.201806.09.2018
Internetadresse

Schlagwörter

  • feminism
  • entrepreneurship
  • crowdfunding
  • critical approach
  • discourse analysis

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