Entrepreneurship, Development and Political Economy Seminar Series. Towards a Practice Theory of Entrepreneurial Expertise
Published: 19 January 2024
21 February. Dr Neil Thompson, Vrije University Amsterdam
Dr Neil Thompson, Vrije University Amsterdam
"Towards a Practice Theory of Entrepreneurial Expertise"
Wednesday, 21 February. 10:30 am
Room 141 ASBS PGT Building
Abstract
Entrepreneurial expertise (EE) remains core concept in entrepreneurship theory and education. However, research into EE has stalled and a number of criticisms have emerged within the academic community. We develop three novel premises to advance theory of EE; (a) contexts (taking the form of practices) are endogenously constitutive of entrepreneurial expertise, (b) entrepreneurial expertise in the form of cognitive processes and competencies are ontologically wedded to practices and their relations, and (c) entrepreneurial expertise is also displayed and negotiated in the moment by entrepreneuring practitioners themselves. These new premises contribute to theory on EE in three main ways; (1) they reinvigorate the conceptual link between EE and success (2) they clarify the distinction between doing EE and giving competent discursive accounts of one’s actions and (3) they contribute by theorizing EE is a phenomenon done by entrepreneurial practitioners for entrepreneuring practitioners.
Bio
Neil Aaron Thompson is Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Organization Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His ongoing research covers topics about Entrepreneurship as Practice, Organizational Creativity, New Venture Creation and Sustainable Development.
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First published: 19 January 2024
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