Enterprising Initiatives in the Experience Economy: Transforming Social Worlds

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Britta Timm Knudsen (Aarhus University, Denmark) Dorthe Refslund Christensen (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Enterprising Initiatives in the Experience Economy

Transforming Social Worlds

Britta Timm Knudsen (Aarhus University, Denmark), Dorthe Refslund Christensen (Aarhus University, Denmark), Per Blenker (Aarhus University, Denmark.)

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Routledge
14 October 2024

Museums & museology; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Sales & marketing; Public ownership & nationalisation

Series: Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship

Over the last decade, the close relationship between culture and economy - or ""the experience economy"" – has risen on the agenda. Although there is an established research field for analysing the economic impact of entrepreneurship, there is currently a limited amount of research that analyses the cultural impact and opportunity of entrepreneurship. Linking experience economy with enterprising behavior moves the term away from businesses' competitiveness and consumer behavior towards a more value-focused business in general.

This ground-breaking book integrates entrepreneurship and empowerment into one central theme, drawing on research from both the social sciences (innovation, entrepreneurship, empowerment and activism) and the humanities (participatory culture, user-generated designs, creative networks). Enterprising Initiatives expands the definition of entrepreneurship beyond a primarily economic profit-seeking phenomenon to a broader understanding of enterprising behaviour based on an individual-opportunity nexus. Beyond social entrepreneurship, it explores a broad range of individual, collective and cooperative citizen initiatives under the umbrella of enterprising action.

This innovative approach will be of great interest to scholars in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, cultural entrepreneurship, cultural studies, and consumer culture, as well as for policy makers in public and local government, regional development and cultural event management.

Edited by: Britta Timm Knudsen (Aarhus University Denmark), Dorthe Refslund Christensen (Aarhus University, Denmark), Per Blenker (Aarhus University, Denmark.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781032925103
ISBN 10: 1032925108
Series: Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Britta Timm Knudsen is Associate Professor, Department of Aesthetics and Communication, Aarhus University, Denmark. Dorthe Refslund Christensen is Associate Professor, Department of Aesthetics and Communication, Aarhus University, Denmark Per Blenker is Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Community for Advanced Research in Entrepreneurship, Aarhus University, Denmark.

Reviews for Enterprising Initiatives in the Experience Economy: Transforming Social Worlds

'This stimulating collection releases enterprise and entrepreneurial initiative from their location in tired narratives of progress and worn-out ‘business as usual’/ ‘growth is good’ mantras. In a range of unexpected sites we are shown how intense events and collaborative experience are at the dynamic centre of performative and transformative processes that are widening our vision of economy and making new worlds.' - Katherine Gibson, Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney, Australia