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How Sociology’s Three Identity Theory Traditions Clarify the Process of Entrepreneurial Identity Formation

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  • Daniel Davis

    (University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA)

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The sociological literature on identity construction falls into three broad traditions. One, rooted in social psychology, underscores how individuals internalize identities that become stable self-structures. The second, rooted in dramaturgy, emphasizes how individuals contextually perform their identities through various scripts. The third, rooted in social movements literature, stresses how collective identity is nurtured and mobilized. Through 56 interviews with undergraduate entrepreneurs, I show that the three traditions are not contradictory, but rather highlight complementary processes and divergent layers of analysis. This synthesis is pedagogically and analytically useful, providing a heuristic for designing future empirical inquiry on entrepreneurial identity construction.

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  • Daniel Davis, 2019. "How Sociology’s Three Identity Theory Traditions Clarify the Process of Entrepreneurial Identity Formation," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 27(04), pages 355-384, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:27:y:2019:i:04:n:s0218495819500134
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495819500134
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