2,183
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Academic entrepreneurship: work identity in contexts

&
Pages 532-552 | Received 15 Jun 2021, Accepted 04 Feb 2023, Published online: 22 Feb 2023

References

  • Abreu, M., and V. Grinevich. 2013. “The Nature of Academic Entrepreneurship in the UK: Widening the Focus on Entrepreneurial Activities.” Research Policy 42 (2): 408–422. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2012.10.005.
  • Anderson, A. R. 2015. “Conceptualising Entrepreneurship as Economic ’Explanation’ and the Consequent Loss of ’Understanding’.” International Journal of Business and Globalisation 14 (2): 145–157. doi:10.1504/IJBG.2015.067432.
  • Anderson, A. R., and L. Warren. (2011). The Entrepreneur as Hero and Jester: Enacting the Entrepreneurial Discourse. International Small Business Journal, 29(6), 589–609. 10.1177/0266242611416417
  • Anderson, R. A., L. Warren, and J. Bensemann. 2019. “Identity, Enactment, and Entrepreneurship Engagement in a Declining Place.” Journal of Small Business Management 57 (4): 1559–1577. doi:10.1111/jsbm.12406.
  • Ashforth, B. E., S. H. Harrison, and K. G. Corley. 2008. “Identification in Organizations: An Examination of Four Fundamental Questions.” Journal of Management 34 (3): 325–374. doi:10.1177/0149206308316059.
  • Ashforth, B. E., and R. H. Humphrey. 1993. “Emotional Labor in Service Roles: The Influence of Identity.” Academy of Management Review 18 (1): 88–115. doi:10.2307/258824.
  • Balven, R., V. Fenters, D. S. Siegel, and D. Waldman. 2018. “Academic Entrepreneurship: The Roles of Identity, Motivation, Championing, Education, Work-Life Balance, and Organizational Justice.” Academy of Management Perspectives 32 (1): 21–42. doi:10.5465/amp.2016.0127.
  • Baruch, Y., and D. T. Hall. 2004. “The Academic Career: A Model for Future Careers in Other Sectors?” Journal of Vocational Behavior 64 (2): 241–262. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2002.11.002.
  • Berthoin Antal, A., and J. Rogge. 2020. “Does Academia Still Call? Experiences of Academics in Germany and the United States.” Minerva 58 (2): 187–210. doi:10.1007/s11024-019-09391-4.
  • Billot, J. 2010. “The Imagined and the Real: Identifying the Tensions for Academic Identity.” Higher Education Research & Development 29 (6): 709–721. doi:10.1080/07294360.2010.487201.
  • Brislin, R. W. 1980. “Translation and Content Analysis of Oral and Written Material.” In Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology: Methodology, edited by H. C. Triandis and J. W. Berry, 389–444. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Brown, R. 2016. “Mission Impossible? Entrepreneurial Universities and Peripheral Regional Innovation Systems.” Industry and Innovation 23 (2): 189–205. doi:10.1080/13662716.2016.1145575.
  • Chubb, J., R. Watermeyer, and P. Wakeling. 2017. “Fear and Loathing in the Academy? The Role of Emotion in Response to an Impact Agenda in the UK and Australia.” Higher Education Research & Development 36 (3): 555–568. doi:10.1080/07294360.2017.1288709.
  • Clarysse, B., V. Tartari, and A. Salter. 2011. “The Impact of Entrepreneurial Capacity, Experience and Organizational Support on Academic Entrepreneurship.” Research Policy 40 (8): 1084–1093. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.010.
  • Cohen, L., and J. Duberley. 2015. “Three Faces of Context and Their Implications for Career: A Study of Public Sector Careers Cut Short.” Journal of Vocational Behavior 91: 189–202. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2015.10.006.
  • Creswell, J. W. 2013. Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Cunningham, J., and S. S. Fraser. 2022. “Images of Entrepreneurship: Divergent National Constructions of What It is to ‘Do’ Entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 34 (7–8): 567–581. doi:10.1080/08985626.2022.2071997.
  • Dany, F., S. Louvel, and A. Valette. 2011. “Academic Careers: The Limits of the ‘Boundaryless Approach’ and the Power of Promotion Scripts.” Human Relations 64 (7): 971–996. doi:10.1177/0018726710393537.
  • Dees, J. G. 1998. “The Meaning of ‘‘Social Entrepreneurship.” In Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
  • Degn, L. 2018. “Academic Sensemaking and Behavioural Responses – Exploring How Academics Perceive and Respond to Identity Threats in Times of Turmoil.” Studies in Higher Education 43 (2): 305–321. doi:10.1080/03075079.2016.1168796.
  • D’este, P., and P. Patel. 2007. “University–Industry Linkages in the UK: What are the Factors Underlying the Variety of Interactions with Industry?” Research Policy 36 (9): 1295–1313. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2007.05.002.
  • Dey, I. 1999. Grounding Grounded Theory: Guidelines for Qualitative Inquiry. San Diego: Academic Press.
  • Duberley, J., L. Cohen, and E. Leeson. 2007. “Entrepreneurial Academics: Developing Scientific Careers in Changing University Settings.” Higher Education Quarterly 61 (4): 479–497. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2273.2007.00368.x.
  • Duening, T. N., and M. L. Metzger. 2017. Entrepreneurial Identity: The Process of Becoming an Entrepreneur. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Dugas, D., A. E. Stich, L. N. Harris, and K. H. Summers. 2018. “‘I’m Being Pulled in Too Many Different Directions’: Academic Identity Tensions at Regional Public Universities in Challenging Economic Times.” Studies in Higher Education 45 (2): 1–15. doi:10.1080/03075079.2018.1522625.
  • Dutton, J. E., L. M. Roberts, and J. Bednar. 2010. “Pathways for Positive Identity Construction at Work: Four Types of Positive Identity and the Building of Social Resources.” Academy of Management Review 35 (2): 285–293. doi:10.5465/AMR.2010.48463334.
  • Etzkowitz, H. 2015. “Special Introduction: The Entrepreneurial University Wave.” In Technology, Financing and Commercialization. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Festinger, L. 1957. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Stanford, CT: Stanford University Press.
  • Fini, R., R. Grimaldi, and M. Sobrero. 2009. “Factors Fostering Academics to Start Up New Ventures: An Assessment of Italian Founders’ Incentives.” The Journal of Technology Transfer 34 (4): 380–402. doi:10.1007/s10961-008-9093-z.
  • Fitzmaurice, M. 2013. “Constructing Professional Identity as a New Academic: A Moral Endeavour.” Studies in Higher Education 38 (4): 613–622. doi:10.1080/03075079.2011.594501.
  • Fleming, P., and A. Sturdy. 2009. “’just Be Yourself!’: Towards Neo-Normative Control in Organisations?” Employee Relations 31 (6): 569–583. doi:10.1108/01425450910991730.
  • Gouldner, A. W. 1957. “Cosmopolitans and Locals: Toward an Analysis of Latent Social Roles.I.” Administrative Science Quarterly 2 (3): 281–306. doi:10.2307/2391000.
  • Greene, J. C., V. J. Caracelli, and W. F. Graham. 1989. “Toward a Conceptual Framework for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 11 (3): 255–274. doi:10.3102/01623737011003255.
  • Grimaldi, R., M. Kenney, D. M. Siegel, and M. Wright. 2011. “30 Years After Bayh–Dole: Reassessing Academic Entrepreneurship.” Research Policy 40 (8): 1045–1057. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2011.04.005.
  • Gulbrandsen, M. 2005. “’but Peter’s in It for the Money’: The Liminality of Entrepreneurial Scientists.” VEST Journal for Science and Technology Studies 18 (1–2): 49–75.
  • Hakala, J. 2009. “The Future of the Academic Calling? Junior Researchers in the Entrepreneurial University.” Higher Education 57 173–190 2 10.1007/s10734-008-9140-6
  • Harley, S., M. Muller-Camen, and A. Collin. 2004. “From Academic Communities to Managed Organisations: The Implications for Academic Careers in UK and German Universities.” Journal of Vocational Behavior 64 (2): 329–345. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2002.09.003.
  • Hayter, C. S., A. J. Nelson, S. Zayed, and A. C. O’connor. 2018. “Conceptualizing Academic Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: A Review, Analysis and Extension of the Literature.” The Journal of Technology Transfer 43 (4): 1039–1082. doi:10.1007/s10961-018-9657-5.
  • Henkel, M. 2005. “Academic Identity and Autonomy in a Changing Policy Environment.” Higher Education 49 (1–2): 155–176.
  • Ibarra, H. 2007. “Identity Transitions: Possible Selves, Liminality and the Dynamics of Voluntary Career Change.” Working paper, INSEAD, Paris.
  • Jain, S., G. George, and M. Maltarich. 2009. “Academics or Entrepreneurs? Investigating Role Identity Modification of University Scientists Involved in Commercialization Activity.” Research Policy 38 (6): 922–935. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2009.02.007.
  • Jarrodi, H., J. Byrne, and S. Bureau. 2019. “A Political Ideology Lens on Social Entrepreneurship Motivations.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development and Regional Development 31 (7–8): 583–604. doi:10.1080/08985626.2019.1596353.
  • Karhunen, P., I. Olimpieva, and U. Hytti. 2017. “Identity Work of Science-Based Entrepreneurs in Finland and in Russia.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 29 (5–6): 544–566. doi:10.1080/08985626.2017.1313318.
  • Kaulisch, M., and J. Enders. 2005. “Careers in Overlapping Institutional Contexts.” Career Development International 10 (2): 130–144. doi:10.1108/13620430510588329.
  • King, N. 2004. “Using Templates in the Thematic Analysis of Text.” In Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research, edited by C. Cassell and G. Symon, 256–270. London: Sage.
  • King, N., and J. Brooks. 2017. Template Analysis for Business and Management Students: Mastering Business Research Methods. London: Sage.
  • Klosften, M., and D. Jones-Evans. 2000. “Comparing Academic Entrepreneurship in Europe: The Case of Sweden and Ireland.” Small Business Economics 14 (4): 299–309. doi:10.1023/A:1008184601282.
  • Knox, S., L. Casulli, and A. MacLaren. 2021. “Identity Work in Different Entrepreneurial Settings: Dominant Interpretive Repertoires and Divergent Striving Agendas.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 33 (9–10): 717–740. doi:10.1080/08985626.2021.1890231.
  • Korsgaard, S., C. Wigren-Kristoferson, E. Brundin, K. Hellerstedt, G. A. Alsos, and J. Grande. 2022. “Entrepreneurship and Embeddedness: Process, Context and Theoretical Foundations.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 34 (3–4): 210–221. doi:10.1080/08985626.2022.2055152.
  • Kvale, S. 2007. Doing Interviews. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Lam, A. 2010. “From Ivory Tower Traditionalists to Entrepreneurial Scientists? Academic Scientists in Fuzzy University–Industry Boundaries.” Social Studies of Science 40 (2): 307–340. doi:10.1177/0306312709349963.
  • Lee, S. J. 2019. “Academic Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Effects of Academic Patenting Activity on Publication and Collaboration Among Heterogeneous Researchers in South Korea.” The Journal of Technology Transfer 44 (6): 1993–2013. doi:10.1007/s10961-018-9711-3.
  • Leitch, C. M., and R. T. Harrison. 2016. “Identity, Identity Formation and Identity Work in Entrepreneurship: Conceptual Developments and Empirical Applications.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 28 (3–4): 177–190. doi:10.1080/08985626.2016.1155740.
  • Lepisto, D. A., E. Crosina, and M. G. Pratt. 2015. “Identity Work Within and Beyond the Professions: Toward a Theoretical Integration and Extension.” In International Handbook of Professional Identities, edited by A. Desilva and M. Aparicio, 11–37. Rosemead, CA: Scientific & Academic Publishing.
  • Lewis, K. 2016. “Identity Capital: An Exploration in the Context of Youth Social Entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 28 (3–4): 191–205. doi:10.1080/08985626.2016.1155741.
  • Lieff, S., L. Baker, B. Mori, E. Egan-Lee, K. Chin, and S. Reeves. 2012. “Who Am I? Key Influences on the Formation of Academic Identity Within a Faculty Development Program.” Medical Teacher 34 (3): 208–215. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.642827.
  • Lundvall, B. -A., B. Johnson, Andersen, and E. Dalum. 2002. “National Systems of Production, Innovation and Competence Building.” Research Policy 31 (2): 213–231. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00137-8.
  • Mathisen, M. T., and E. Rasmussen. 2019. “The Development, Growth, and Performance of University Spin-Offs: A Critical Review.” The Journal of Technology Transfer 44 (6): 1891–1938. doi:10.1007/s10961-018-09714-9.
  • Meek, W. R., and M. S. Wood. 2016. “Navigating a Sea of Change: Identity Misalignment and Adaptation in Academic Entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 40 (5): 1093–1119. doi:10.1111/etap.12163.
  • Merton, R. K. 1973. The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Miranda, F. J., A. Chamorro, and S. Rubio. 2018. “Re-Thinking University Spin-Off: A Critical Literature Review and a Research Agenda.” The Journal of Technology Transfer 43 (4): 1007–1038. doi:10.1007/s10961-017-9647-z.
  • Muhr, S. L., C. De Cock, M. Twardowska, and C. Volkmann. 2019. “Constructing an Entrepreneurial Life: Liminality and Emotional Reflexivity in Identity Work.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 31 (7–8): 567–582. doi:10.1080/08985626.2019.1596348.
  • Nowotny, H., P. Scott, and M. Gibbons. 2002. Re-Thinking Science: Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty. Cambridge: Polity Press.
  • Oliver, A. L., and A. Sapir. 2017. “Shifts in the Organization and Profession of Academic Science: The Impact of IPR and Technology Transfer.” Journal of Professions and Organization 4 (1): 36–54. doi:10.1093/jpo/jow012.
  • Patton, M. Q. 2015. Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
  • Penfield, T., M. J. Baker, R. Scoble, and M. C. Wykes. 2014. “Assessment, Evaluations, and Definitions of Research Impact: A Review.” Research Evaluation 23 (1): 21–32. doi:10.1093/reseval/rvt021.
  • Radu-Lefebvre, M., V. Lefebvre, E. Crosina, and U. Hytti. 2021. “Entrepreneurial Identity: A Review and Research Agenda.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 45 (6): 1550–1590. doi:10.1177/10422587211013795.
  • Rauch, A., M. Frese, Z. -M. Wang, J. Unger, M. Lozada, V. Kupcha, and T. Spirina. 2013. “National Culture and Cultural Orientations of Owners Affecting the Innovation–Growth Relationship in Five Countries.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 25 (9–10): 732–755. doi:10.1080/08985626.2013.862972.
  • Rebora, G., and M. Turri. 2013. “The UK and Italian Research Assessment Exercises Face to Face.” Research Policy 42 (9): 1657–1666. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2013.06.009.
  • Settles, I. H. 2004. “When Multiple Identities Interfere: The Role of Identity Centrality.” Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin 30 (4): 487–500. doi:10.1177/0146167203261885.
  • Siegel, D. S., and M. Wright. 2015. “Academic Entrepreneurship: Time for a Rethink?” British Journal of Management 26 (4): 582–595. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12116.
  • Slaughter, S., and L. L. Leslie. 1997. Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Smith, K. 2012. “Fools, Facilitators and Flexians: Academic Identities in Marketised Environments.” Higher Education Quarterly 66 (2): 155–173. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2273.2012.00513.x.
  • Stryker, S., and P. J. Burke. 2000. “The Past, Present, and Future of an Identity Theory.” Social Psychology Quarterly 63 (4): 284–297. doi:10.2307/2695840.
  • Sveningsson, S., and M. Alvesson. 2003. “Managing Managerial Identities: Organizational Fragmentation, Discourse and Identity Struggle.” Human Relations 56 (10): 1163–1193. doi:10.1177/00187267035610001.
  • Tartari, V., A. Salter, and P. D’este. 2012. “Crossing the Rubicon: Exploring the Factors That Shape Academics’ Perceptions of the Barriers to Working with Industry.” Cambridge Journal of Economics 36 (3): 655–677. doi:10.1093/cje/bes007.
  • Van Looy, B. 2009. “The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities Within Innovation Systems. An Overview and Assessment.” Review of Business and Economics Literature 1: 62–81.
  • Walsh, J. P., and H. Huang. 2014. “Local Context, Academic Entrepreneurship and Open Science: Publication Secrecy and Commercial Activity Among Japanese and US Scientists.” Research Policy 43 (2): 245–260. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.003.
  • Weber, M. 1946 [1919]. “Science as a Vocation.” In From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, edited by H. H. Gerth and C. Mills, 129–156. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Welter, F. 2011. “Contextualizing Entrepreneurship—conceptual Challenges and Ways Forward.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 35 (1): 165–184. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00427.x.
  • Winter, R. 2009. “Academic Manager or Managed Academic? Academic Identity Schisms in Higher Education.” Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 31 (2): 121–131. doi:10.1080/13600800902825835.
  • Wry, T., and J. G. York. 2017. “An Identity-Based Approach to Social Enterprise.” Academy of Management Review 42 (3): 437–460. doi:10.5465/amr.2013.0506.
  • Ylijoki, O. -H. 2010. “Future Orientations in Episodic Labour: Short-Term Academics as a Case in Point.” Time & Society 19 (3): 365–386. doi:10.1177/0961463X10356220.
  • Ylijoki, O., and L. Henriksson. 2017. “Tribal, Proletarian and Entrepreneurial Career Stories: Junior Academics as a Case in Point.” Studies in Higher Education 42 (7): 1292–1308. doi:10.1080/03075079.2015.1092129.