Browsing by Subject "yrittäjäidentiteetti"
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(2023)According to the results, female entrepreneurs define their entrepreneurial identity in many ways. Both individual and social factors are part of the negotiation of entrepreneurial identity. In the entrepreneurship of women entrepreneurs, self-listening and realization are meaningful. In addition, societal factors is also a factor of formation of one's own entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial identity. Balance between one's own well-being and self-fulfillment is important in the entrepreneurship. The study supports previous research on women's holistic way of acting as entrepreneurs (see Kyrö 2004). Some of the female entrepreneurs wanted to keep the size of their company small, which supports previous research. However, in this study, there were also female entrepreneurs whose goal was to grow their business, or their business had already expanded internationally, which differs from previous research data. In addition, with this study, it was revealed that for the female entrepreneurs in the study, taking care of their own well-being is an important part of their entrepreneurship.
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(2015)The freedom of choice has driven people to look deeper into their own identities, and researchers are more interested in the construction of identity due to changes in the society. Entrepreneurship is also identified in the Finnish government's new policy as a driver of the growth of the Finnish economy. This study examines the paths and professional identities of entrepreneurs who have studied education. The research questions were How do educationalists become entrepreneurs and What types of professional identities do entrepreneurs have? The study examines the construction of professional identities narratively through stories because stories are a natural way for humans to talk and tell about their lives. The theoretical framework concentrates on the various dimensions of identity, professional, entrepreneurial and narrative identity. Ten entrepreneurs holding a master's degree in education participated in the research. The data was collected in October 2015 with interviews and the transcribed interview data was analyzed by using a narrative approach. All interviewees were somewhat familiar with the concept of entrepreneurship before becoming entrepreneurs themselves by living in an entrepreneurial environment. Interactions with other entrepreneurs, the person's own attitudes and their history of being an entrepreneur were all major reasons behind the decision of becoming an entrepreneur. The firm was often founded as a solution to a problematic situation. These situations included having spare time, an obstacle for career development or a desire to develop, unemployment and the lack of a business idea. When talking about the present and the future, the entrepreneurs identified themselves as persistent, goal oriented, being sociable, willing to learn and enthusiastic about their work. Three types of professional identities were detected: Gyro Gearloose, Ambitious and Realistic. These features were not specifically linked to the professional field in which the entrepreneurs work. This shows that the entrepreneurial identity is strongly related to the professional identity of the entrepreneurs.
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