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An entrepreneurial lead(her)ship journey: an autoethnography

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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Lesley Jacobs, author
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Jody, advisor
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Lumina, committee member
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Sharon, committee member
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Louise, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T20:52:04Z
dc.date.available2024-09-09T20:52:04Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis autoethnographic dissertation explores the researcher's evolution into becoming an entrepreneurial leader, emphasizing the development of an entrepreneurial mindset within the cultural context of higher education. The study's research question explores how the researcher has come to understand herself as an entrepreneurial leader through her identities. The study defines an entrepreneurial leader as someone who empowers others to act, solve problems, navigate uncertainties, embrace ambiguities, and take risks with greater confidence while understanding underlying motivations through identities, strengths, and values. The research advocates for a founder-centric approach to bridge the gap in the literature between methodologies that concentrate on founders and those that focus on start-ups to deepen our understanding of the developmental processes involved in incorporating entrepreneurial leadership traits. This approach sets the entrepreneurial mindset apart from conventional managerial approaches by highlighting purpose-driven ventures that incorporate impact. The study examines the researcher's experiences as a woman in higher education, incorporating gender theory and feminist perspectives to promote inclusivity. Employing an autoethnographic framework, the researcher blends personal narratives with broader cultural contexts, emphasizing the importance of leaders adopting an entrepreneurial mindset to make impactful contributions to the world by actively pursuing personal growth through self-reflection, cultivating self-awareness, and fostering self-acceptance.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierRobinson_colostate_0053A_18426.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/239224
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectentrepreneurial leadership
dc.subjectentrepreneurship
dc.subjectwomen in entrepreneurship
dc.subjectentrepreneurial mindset
dc.subjectautoethnography
dc.subjectleadership
dc.titleAn entrepreneurial lead(her)ship journey: an autoethnography
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thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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