Hegemonic Conceptualizations of Empowerment in Entrepreneurship and Their Suitability for Collective Contexts

Autor: Bronwyn P. Wood, Poh Yen Ng, Bettina Lynda Bastian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Administrative Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 28 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3387
DOI: 10.3390/admsci11010028
Popis: The relationship between empowerment and entrepreneurship in collective societies is, in our view, insufficiently examined. Accepted definitions of empowerment and the assumptions underlying programs and research designs based on them result in outcomes that self-fulfil and, as a result, disappoint. Several issues are prevalent: the empowerment potential of programs is overestimated and the dominant view of what constitutes an ‘empowered self’ does not go deep enough to explore, and reframe, the self and its relationship to agency—two issues at the core of empowerment definitions and formulations. In this conceptual article, we examine the entrepreneurship and empowerment literature to suggest ways forward for the future health and relevance of the subject area. We highlight a serious methodological and perceptual issue within the literature, which offers many opportunities for theory development in the field.
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