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@phdthesis{Yetisen:2023,
author = {Yetisen, A},
title = {The Entrepreneurial Self: exploring the roles of culture and identity development in nurturing entrepreneurialism in a STEM higher education institution},
year = {2023}
}
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AB - In this qualitative study, I have explored the debates about what entrepreneurial learning entails in a higher education setting. I have utilised a qualitative research method guided by the social learning theory and the critical social theory. I recruited participants among the academic staff across the Faculty of Engineering in Imperial College. I have adopted a broadly ethnographic approach, where the data collection was based on one-to-one semi-structured interviews with the participants. Through stimulated discussions, the participants reflected on their cultural experiences, identity development process, and the effectiveness of entrepreneurial learning methods. I have chosen interpretive phenomenological analysis as the methodology for qualitative study of the interview data. Experiential statements from each participant were categorised within themes. I performed cross-case analysis to identify the similarities and differences between each participants’ lived experiences to create clustered themes. Major experiential themes emerged from the study were the influence of upbringing, the effect of pursuing entrepreneurial activities on academic careers, and different approaches to entrepreneurial learning. The data revealed that the parenting style, role models, incentives and the external environment during the early years of identity development strongly influenced the propensity to grow an entrepreneurial mindset. Faculty members, who are predisposed to undertake entrepreneurial activities, showed self-efficacy to nurture their business skills by taking advantage of the resources available to exploit their inventions. The results indicate that academics prefer informal entrepreneurial learning approaches over formal trainings. Academics showed the desire to learn entrepreneurial skills and tacit knowledge through peer-to-peer interactions, experienced role models and industrial partners within a community of practice in higher education settings. The ou
AU - Yetisen,A
PY - 2023///
TI - The Entrepreneurial Self: exploring the roles of culture and identity development in nurturing entrepreneurialism in a STEM higher education institution
ER -