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Developmental networks and professional identity: a survey of active and former junior enterprise members
Autor/es | Gruber-Muecke, Tina
Kailer, Norbert |
Coordinador/Director | Liñán, Francisco
Guzmán Cuevas, Joaquín J. |
Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-04-20 |
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ISBN/ISSN | 978-84-694-7290-3 |
Resumen | Principal Topic - This paper presents findings from an empirical survey of Junior
Enterprise members and alumni in Central Europe. The study aims to examine the
linkages between developmental networks and professional ... Principal Topic - This paper presents findings from an empirical survey of Junior Enterprise members and alumni in Central Europe. The study aims to examine the linkages between developmental networks and professional identity when alumni undergo career changes to embark on entrepreneurship. Our paper argues that the developmental network membership contributes to competence development and entrepreneurial identity and both elements contribute to overall employability. Method - Data collected from active and former members of Junior enterprises supported our hypotheses. As a result the study showed the linkages between entrepreneurial competences and developmental networks in a cross-industry sense. Few quantitative studies have examined entrepreneurial competences in a cross-industry setting in the context of organisational/strategic change, and few have adopted developmental network perspective. Result - The results seem to provide a good way to confront entrepreneurs with their own qualities and with areas for improvement and discussion. The findings elucidate differences between entrepreneurial identity configuration drivers with regard to the competence development processes of the individuals. Overall, our study repudiates the traditional mentoring perspective in favour of the „developmental network perspective” (Cotton, Shen, & Livne-Tarandach, 2011b). |
Cita | Gruber-Muecke, T. y Kailer, N. (2011). Developmental networks and professional identity: a survey of active and former junior enterprise members. En 8th ESU Conference on Entrepreneurship (1-18), Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla. |
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