Robert Smith
No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses.
Smith, Robert; Air, Carol
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Carol Air
Abstract
Despite an increasing interest in minority entrepreneurship in recent years, the issue of underclass entrepreneurship and its linkages to enterprise culture remain under-researched. In this article, the authors examine chavs as an indigenous British underclass. Using data gathered from an Internet search and newspaper cuttings, they examine how this silent stereotyped and socially constructed minority is presented as dangerous and unemployable. In the process, they uncover hidden links between the underclass and enterprise culture, and analyse how entrepreneurship can help such minorities to achieve inclusivity via consideration of role theory and the power of narrative in initiating social transformation. This framework helps us to understand how it is possible to direct young, disadvantaged individuals towards an entrepreneurial career path via self-employment. The paper raises intriguing issues relating to youth employment and tells the story of how contemporary enterprise culture is failing one of Britain's silent minorities.
Citation
SMITH, R. and AIR, C. 2012. No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 13(2), pages 103-113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2012.0075
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 1, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | May 1, 2012 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Aug 31, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 31, 2012 |
Journal | International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation |
Print ISSN | 1465-7503 |
Electronic ISSN | 2043-6882 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 103-113 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2012.0075 |
Keywords | Minorities; Enterprise culture; Criminal entrepreneurship; Youth entrepreneurship; Underclass entrepreneurship |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/748 |
Contract Date | Aug 31, 2012 |
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