Exploring the development of social identity in firm founders
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2021
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Thesis
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113 p.
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Universidad del Desarrollo. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Abstract
This doctoral thesis builds on social identity theory to examine (i) how and why
firm founders develop different social identity types; and (ii) how identification with
social groups shapes founders’ entrepreneurial endeavors. Using a qualitative research
approach, I introduce a model of cultural influence on the founder’s social identity in
emerging adulthood, and propose a new taxonomy that captures different social identity
types in senior entrepreneurs. My findings contribute to understand how culture influences
the development of entrepreneurial motivations for young firm founders, and how older
individuals can build entrepreneurial identities in pursuit of dignity and an active ageing.
The study also brings to the fore the inclusion of non-monetary objectives in any
conceptualization of self-interest in an entrepreneurial context.
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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universidad del Desarrollo
in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Economics
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Emprendimiento, Fundadores, Tipos de fundadores, Entrepreneurship, Founders, 040008S