The Role of Circular Business Modeling in the Entrepreneurial Identity-Construction Process
Journal
Sustainability
ISSN
2071-1050
Date Issued
2021
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p>The process of shaping an entrepreneurial identity is emerging as a focal point in the field of entrepreneurship. Scholarly efforts to date have turned attention to what happens during the process of identity creation, how, and why. In this article, we seek to extend the current literature by examining how entrepreneurs mold their entrepreneurial identities while enacting circular business models. Specifically, identity construction under circular business modeling is proposed as a negotiation process whereby the conflict mechanisms by which entrepreneurs construct their entrepreneurial identities are highly influenced by stakeholders’ interests. Propositions regarding the inherence of stakeholders are presented and discussed.</jats:p>
Subjects
circular business models
;
entrepreneurial identity
;
identity negotiation
;
identity conflict
;
business
;
entrepreneur
;
identity construction
;
modeling
;
negotiation process
;
stakeholder