Capitalist messiahs fighting small-mindedness: hegemonic startup masculinity in a semi-peripheral context DOI Creative Commons
Enikő Anna Virágh

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the constructions startup masculinity as a cultural ideal in specific context Hungary, semi-peripheral country Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on Connell’s concept hegemonic masculinity, paper examines how construction considered given space time, subordinates “others”. Design/methodology/approach employs critical discourse analysis 143 media articles published Hungarian print online Forbes magazine. It builds upon concepts theoretical models entrepreneurial masculine identities, discursive identity semi-peripherality. Findings highlights two key findings. Firstly, it reveals that normative figure successful founder not gender-neutral but discursively constructed masculine, thereby excluding women. Secondly, emphasises hierarchical relationship between other masculinities rooted semi-peripheral, specifically context, which are subordinated discourse. Thus, reproduces only gendered relations society, symbolical core semi-periphery well. Originality/value By examining subordinating within particular geographical by illuminating significance locationality hegemony construction, contributes both understanding entrepreneurship literature decolonisation studies.

Language: Английский

Pour une analyse dynamique et systémique de l’influence de la culture sur les comportements entrepreneuriaux DOI
Didier Chabanet, Jessica Lichy

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

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Alternative digital platforms: comparative analysis through the lens of Corporate Aikido DOI Creative Commons
Lukas R. G. Fitz,

Jochen Scheeg

Information Systems and e-Business Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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The neglected organisation of failure: Activities, infrastructures and subjectivities DOI
Martin Hájek

Acta Sociologica, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 24, 2025

The aim of this article is to explore a neglected issue – the organisation failure in projects. existing literature has primarily focused on explaining causes, factors and circumstances that lead failure, how organisations account for make sense failure. However, only partial explanation, particularly where decisions about project success are routinely made. Drawing pragmatic approach emphasises social agency as ongoing determination an inherently uncertain reality by knowledgeable actors, I describe processes which managed so it both part productive workflow recognisable acceptable all stakeholders. highlight critical role evaluation infrastructures, allowing assessment whether project's outcomes line with its objectives or resources used, yet remaining largely invisible. manipulation these infrastructures allows sponsors achieve desired success/failure ratio projects they support without having change their value objectives. subjective dimension sponsor's also been shown play important role, can being marginalised made ambivalent. In developing argument, have drawn theoretical empirical research four different areas organised labour start-ups, platform work, development aid environmental education.

Language: Английский

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Disruptive Masculinities? Male Workers Challenging Gender(ed) Norms in Technology Startup Organizations DOI Creative Commons
Edyta Tobiasiewicz

Qualitative Sociology Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 21(2), P. 16 - 33

Published: April 30, 2025

The tech industry is one of the most influential and profitable sectors new economy, with startup organizations playing a significant role within it. Existing research highlights that these emerging companies remain male-dominated—structurally, normatively, symbolically. However, researchers rarely consider how norms gender inequalities, which privilege men masculinities, might be questioned negotiated by male employees, especially those in positions privilege. This article examines occupying different roles startups contest, transgress, or redefine dominant gender(ed) their workplaces. Drawing on semi-structured interviews conducted between 2021 2023 43 female employees—as part broader study funded Polish National Science Centre (grant no. 2020/37/N/HS6/03913)—this analysis demonstrates engaging emotional labor (on individual collective levels), actively reconfigure regime “disrupt” reproduction normative models masculinity companies.

Language: Английский

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‘To the moon!’: Elon Musk, Dogecoin, and the political economy of charismatic leadership DOI
Dominik Želinský

Journal of Cultural Economy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 297 - 313

Published: Jan. 25, 2024

This article investigates a neglected aspect of charismatic authority: the problem economic practices leaders and their communities. Drawing on Weber's classical theory charisma, I argue that communities ideologies economically operate principles gift bounty. demonstrate value this analysis contemporary case Elon Musk's charisma his involvement with Dogecoin cryptocurrency through Twitter. Through performances admirers' online activity, to those who believed in Musk, constituted either community or bounty-hunter-like feat further enhanced authority.

Language: Английский

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Talent Management Strategies in Indonesia's Digital Media and Entertainment Industry for Gen Z: The Role of Leadership Style and Organizational Culture DOI Open Access

Naufal Aria Weenas Pratama,

Hary Febriansyah

International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 07(07)

Published: July 3, 2024

This study found that leadership style has a significant effect on talent management, with transformational being more effective in retaining the digital media and entertainment industry. However, use of organizational culture as an intervening variable showed no management. The also highlights challenges opportunities Generation Z sector, emphasizing importance factors such diversity, inclusion, technology, sustainability, legal considerations attracting top talent.The survey results show different industries have preferences regarding styles, management strategies, culture. music industry values community, gaming prefers film emphasizes individual recognition, marketing prioritizes financial rewards. analysis suggests positive affects Validity reliability tests confirmed accuracy data.

Language: Английский

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What is success? – Concepts and perspectives in the Hungarian startup context DOI Open Access
Enikő Anna Virágh, Gigi Tímár

Vezetéstudomány / Budapest Management Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 55(11), P. 41 - 52

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Despite the prominent academic interest in existing startup literature, neither founders’ perspectives on success nor its media representation have received adequate investigation. This paper presents an exploratory comparative analysis of Hungary from and representation, based a content Forbes articles (n=128) qualitative interviews with founders (n=22). The results showed that strong state dominance less careful project selection resulted divergent narratives founders. In Forbes, capital attraction was found to be key indicator success, real performance validated mainly by international investors, which also reinforced construction culture as global form. contrast, perception more ambiguous among founders, for whom often justified market rather than investor.

Language: Английский

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Zombie Startups: Time, Labour and Value in Singapore’s Innovative Entrepreneurship ‘Ecosystem’ DOI
Emily Hui Ching Chua

Ethnos, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: May 2, 2024

Zombie startups – which neither grow nor die, but persistently breakeven and inexplicably refuse to fold are a staple presence in startup sectors globally. While dominant business discourses dismiss them as aberrantly misguided ventures, I draw on anthropological understandings of the labour time show how zombies integral sector's temporal logics. Startup run interplay between what scholars have termed 'the investment' speculation.' Following Singapore through five years unprofitable operation, my ethnography shows produced by and, turn, contribute maintaining these temporalities. By connecting value that successful create unpaid un-succeeding do maintain timescape, article demonstrates anthropology's attentiveness can surface new forms relationality emerging with this globally expanding form entrepreneurship.

Language: Английский

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Capitalist messiahs fighting small-mindedness: hegemonic startup masculinity in a semi-peripheral context DOI Creative Commons
Enikő Anna Virágh

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the constructions startup masculinity as a cultural ideal in specific context Hungary, semi-peripheral country Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on Connell’s concept hegemonic masculinity, paper examines how construction considered given space time, subordinates “others”. Design/methodology/approach employs critical discourse analysis 143 media articles published Hungarian print online Forbes magazine. It builds upon concepts theoretical models entrepreneurial masculine identities, discursive identity semi-peripherality. Findings highlights two key findings. Firstly, it reveals that normative figure successful founder not gender-neutral but discursively constructed masculine, thereby excluding women. Secondly, emphasises hierarchical relationship between other masculinities rooted semi-peripheral, specifically context, which are subordinated discourse. Thus, reproduces only gendered relations society, symbolical core semi-periphery well. Originality/value By examining subordinating within particular geographical by illuminating significance locationality hegemony construction, contributes both understanding entrepreneurship literature decolonisation studies.

Language: Английский

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