Mentoring and perpetuating the entrepreneurial spirit within family business by telling contingent stories.

Smith, Rob

Abstract

Family businesses do not perpetuate themselves. Entrepreneurs must nurture and propagate the values that led to the creation of the very thing most precious to them”their business. This of course depends on stability. Nor do these cherished values propagate themselves. To be made meaningful for others, and for future generations, family experiences, values, and achievements must be communicated to others via language, narrative and storytelling, or other forms embedded in the narrative such as symbols. Often a variety of different socially constructed stories may be necessary contingent upon situation, purpose, or need.

Citation

SMITH, R. 2009. Mentoring and perpetuating the entrepreneurial spirit within family business by telling contingent stories. New England journal of entrepreneurship [online], 12(2), pages 27-40. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/NEJE-12-02-2009-B003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2009
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2009
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2009
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 18, 2009
• Journal: New England journal of entrepreneurship
• Print ISSN: 2574-8904
• Electronic ISSN: 2574-8904
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 27-40
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/NEJE-12-02-2009-B003
• Keywords: Entrepreneurial narrative; Familial fable; Mentorial tales; Dynastic tales; Contingent stories; Biographical analysis
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/440
• Contract Date: Nov 18, 2009