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Entrepreneurship as Elixir and Mutagen

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Metaphors are powerful tools for sensemaking, sensegiving, and theory development, but they are often concealed in academic writing. This paper uncovers two metaphors underlying entrepreneurship discourse and research— elixir and mutagen. The elixir metaphor is uncovered by examining critiques of entrepreneurship research, and serves as a compact description of problematic aspects entrepreneurship scholars should be mindful of. The mutagen metaphor is uncovered by examining evolutionary frameworks, focusing on the role entrepreneurship plays in them. The paper illustrates how the mutagen metaphor can be used to reframe entrepreneurship, and uses the metaphors to interest, inform, and provoke.

Source: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.1111/etap.12004

Authors: Erik Lundmark, Alf Westelius

Institutions: Macquarie University, Linköping University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2004271603

FWCI: 2.18

Cites: 143

Cited by: 33

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