Andreas Giazitzoglu
The role of cunning misrepresentations in entrepreneurial impression management
Giazitzoglu, Andreas; Whittle, Andrea; Mueller, Frank
Abstract
This paper develops a dramaturgical theory of cunning misrepresentations, an important but previously unexplored aspect of entrepreneurial impression management. By cunning misrepresentations, we refer not to illegal activities such as fraud or corruption but rather impressions constructed during everyday interactions that actors (and their performance team) know to be false or misleading, such as small exaggerations, white lies or tall stories. We examine three vignettes from an ethnographic study of small business owners. Our analysis reveals three types of cunning misrepresentation: pretending, exaggerating and embellishing. We outline the contribution of our theory of cunning misrepresentations for the study of everyday entrepreneurial impression management and discussing the methodological implications of studying the relationship between the frontstage (when the audience is present) and the backstage (when the audience is absent).
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Giazitzoglu, A., Whittle, A., & Mueller, F. (2024). The role of cunning misrepresentations in entrepreneurial impression management. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2357773
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 15, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | May 22, 2024 |
Publication Date | May 22, 2024 |
Deposit Date | May 15, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | May 22, 2024 |
Journal | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development |
Print ISSN | 0898-5626 |
Electronic ISSN | 1464-5114 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2357773 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2440781 |
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