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Journey's end: a dynamic framework of entrepreneurial processes and capitals relating to early stage business exit




List of AuthorsHanage Richard, Stenholm Pekka, Scott Jonathan, Davies Mark

PublisherEmerald

Publication year2021

JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

eISSN1758-6534

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-11-2020-0768

URLhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJEBR-11-2020-0768/full/html?fbclid=IwAR1fs5x8O7K1ojMBO-_CTLAorUdOMveAx5_SVTyaiPOLSWtq0KEV38fBZBw

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Abstract
Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to respond to the call by McMullen and Dimov (2013) for a clearer understanding of entrepreneurial journeys by investigating the entrepreneurial capitals and micro-processes of seven young early stage entrepreneurs who all exited their businesses within 3 years of start-up.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors analysed empirical data from concurrent in-depth interviews which generated rich longitudinal case studies. Theory-building then led to a proposed “Longitudinal Dynamic Process Framework” of entrepreneurial goals, processes and capitals.

Findings

The framework builds on prior studies by integrating entrepreneurial processes and decisions into two feedback loops based on continuous review and learning. It thereby enhances understanding of the dynamics of new business development and unfolds the early stage ventures entrepreneurs' business exits.

Research limitations/implications

The findings are based on a small purposive sample. However, the main implication for research and theory is showing how the entrepreneurial capitals are dynamic and influenced by entrepreneurs' environment, and also separating entrepreneurs' personal issues from their business issues.

Practical implications

The findings challenge some assumptions of policymakers and offer new insights for practitioners and early stage entrepreneurs. These include having more realistic case-studies of the entrepreneurial journey, recognizing the need to be agile and tenacious to cope with challenges, understanding how capitals can interact in complementary ways and that entrepreneurial processes can be used to leverage them at appropriate stages of the start-ups.

Originality/value

The concurrent longitudinal analysis and theory-building complements extant cross-sectional studies by identifying and analysing the detailed processes of actual business start-ups and exits. The proposed framework thereby adds coherence to earlier studies and helps to explain early stage entrepreneurial development, transformation of capitals and business exit.


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