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‘Just want to surf, make boards and party’: how do we identify lifestyle entrepreneurs within the lifestyle sports industry?

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  • Laura Wallis

    (Plymouth Marjon University
    University of Plymouth)

  • Andreas Walmsley

    (Coventry University)

  • Emily Beaumont

    (Plymouth Marjon University)

  • Carole Sutton

    (University of Plymouth)

Abstract

This paper aims to further our understanding of the identity of the lifestyle entrepreneur operating within the lifestyle sports industry. The lifestyle entrepreneur has to date been the subject of numerous definitions. However, understanding the context in which entrepreneurs operate has been identified by researchers as impacting upon the actions they take, and so therefore linking context to the entrepreneur is critical to the understanding of these individuals. A mixed methods study comprising of 80 questionnaire responses, and 21 semi-structured interviews focussed on identifying lifestyle sports entrepreneurs. Two groups of entrepreneurs were targeted; those entrepreneurs operating within a sport (Engagers) and those who run a business to participate (Enablers). Issues surrounding the identification of lifestyle entrepreneurs are presented. Through the analysis of the data, entrepreneurs identified through their own narratives how their identities are created. The results demonstrate that while the current external interpretation of the lifestyle entrepreneur is of a fixed nature, the entrepreneurs themselves evidence a much more complex approach to their identities.

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  • Laura Wallis & Andreas Walmsley & Emily Beaumont & Carole Sutton, 2020. "‘Just want to surf, make boards and party’: how do we identify lifestyle entrepreneurs within the lifestyle sports industry?," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 917-934, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intemj:v:16:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s11365-020-00653-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11365-020-00653-2
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