Discourses of entrepreneurial leadership: Exposing myths and exploring new approaches

Dean, H.; Ford, J.

doi:10.1177/0266242616668389

Discourses of entrepreneurial leadership: Exposing myths and exploring new approaches

Dean, H.; Ford, J.

Authors

H. Dean

Professor Jackie Ford jacqueline.ford@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This article explores gender and entrepreneurial leadership, notably the meanings female entrepreneurs ascribe to notions of entrepreneurial leadership. Drawing from interviews with female business owners, the article questions the dominant hegemonic masculine entrepreneurial leadership model as well as that reportedly associated with women. Research findings illuminate the fluidity and variability of the entrepreneurial leadership construct. Our feminist poststructural lens and critical leadership stance adds new insight into the multiple subjectivities of entrepreneurs and surfaces contradiction and tension that shape the very sense of their entrepreneurial selves. By questioning accepted knowledge, this research offers new perspectives on the multiple realities of entrepreneurial leadership, which should be heeded by policy makers, academics and practitioners alike.

Citation

Dean, H., & Ford, J. (2017). Discourses of entrepreneurial leadership: Exposing myths and exploring new approaches. International Small Business Journal, 35(2), 178-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242616668389

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 1, 2016
Online Publication Date	Mar 1, 2017
Publication Date	Mar 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Nov 14, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Nov 14, 2016
Journal	International Small Business Journal
Print ISSN	0266-2426
Electronic ISSN	1741-2870
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	35
Issue	2
Pages	178-196
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242616668389
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1370397
Related Public URLs	https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/handle/10454/8901

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Dean, Hannah and Ford, Jackie (2017) 'Discourses of entrepreneurial leadership : exposing myths and exploring new approaches.', International small business journal., 35 (2). pp. 178-196. Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.