Advances in Cultural Entrepreneurship

Scholars have emphasized how entrepreneurship, strategic innovation, and organizational change are fundamentally cultural undertakings. This volume aims to expand the agenda of cultural entrepreneurship research by celebrating two promising advances: Section A aims to put culture in cultural entrepreneurship research, and Section B seeks to take cultural entrepreneurship beyond entrepreneurship.

Format: Hardback
Length: 356 pages
Publication date: 18 April 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Scholars have emphasized the cultural dimension of entrepreneurship, strategic innovation, and organizational change, recognizing them as fundamentally cultural endeavors. Extensive research in this area has demonstrated how actors leverage elements from their cultural context to secure the support of valued audiences or initiate more profound changes to foster a cultural environment conducive to their initiatives. This volume seeks to expand the horizons of cultural entrepreneurship research by celebrating and advocating for two promising advancements.

Section A aims to integrate culture into cultural entrepreneurship research. Early studies identified storytelling as a primary mechanism through which actors could gain audience support. However, recent scholarship has shown an increasing interest in exploring additional manifestations of culture and modes of meaning-making. In this direction, this section includes chapters that examine diverse perspectives on culture within cultural entrepreneurship research, as well as the multifaceted ways in which culture shapes and is shaped by entrepreneurial action.

Section B seeks to extend the boundaries of cultural entrepreneurship beyond entrepreneurship itself. While early cultural entrepreneurship research has primarily focused on new venture legitimation and resource acquisition, this section aims to broaden the scope of what cultural entrepreneurship encompasses and can explain. It encompasses theoretical and empirical investigations across various empirical settings, shedding light on how actors achieve a range of outcomes.

In conclusion, this volume aims to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on cultural entrepreneurship by highlighting the significance of culture in shaping entrepreneurial endeavors and exploring the diverse ways in which culture influences and is influenced by entrepreneurial actions. By expanding the agenda of cultural entrepreneurship research, this volume seeks to provide valuable insights and practical implications for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars alike.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 159 x 239 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781802622089