Performative entrepreneurship: identity, behaviour and place in adventure sports Enterprise

Stephen  Dobson; Pete McLuskie

doi:10.1007/s11365-020-00661-2

Performative entrepreneurship: identity, behaviour and place in adventure sports Enterprise

Stephen Dobson, Pete McLuskie

CBL International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE)

University of Leeds

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Abstract

This research explores entrepreneurial identity and place in adventure sports within the emerging field of sports entrepreneurship. A growing body of literature has established the broad parameters of sports entrepreneurs mainly within the fitness sector. This study applies a performative entrepreneurship lens to explore the embedded nature of identity, behaviour and place amongst mountain bike (MTB) trainers and guides. This qualitative study is based around interviews with six trainers/guides conducted via online forums as well as participatory observations made on a group ride and of a communal response to the natural environment through trail building. Findings illustrate that unlike the fitness sector where there is a more established market and where entrepreneurs often move from employment to self-employment within the sector, the MTB adventure sports entrepreneur operates in a less formalised market resulting in less formal strategic planning. ‘Place’ is an important factor in the performative nature of enterprise in this study and it is clear that it is through lifestyle entrepreneurship that the individuals are ‘performing’ identity

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	879-895
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Volume	16
Issue number	3
Early online date	25 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00661-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

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performative

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