(Re-) Constructing the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), 2005

Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2005

14 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2009

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Leona Achtenhagen

Jonkoping University - Jonkoping International Business School (JIBS)

Friederike Welter

University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines; IfM Bonn

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce discourse analysis as a method to investigate on different levels of analysis how the major German newspapers discuss the phenomenon of ‘entrepreneurial spirit’, and how this discussion changes over the years 1997-2003 (and thus before, during and after the Internet boom). We relate the analysis to the context of entrepreneurship in Germany over the same period and conclude with implications for policy-makers.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

JEL Classification: M13

Suggested Citation

Achtenhagen, Leona and Welter, Friederike, (Re-) Constructing the Entrepreneurial Spirit (2005). Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), 2005, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1499374

Leona Achtenhagen (Contact Author)

Jonkoping University - Jonkoping International Business School (JIBS) ( email )

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Friederike Welter

University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines ( email )

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Siegen, 57068
Germany

IfM Bonn ( email )

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Bonn, 53111
Germany

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