A Rolling Stone Gathers Momentum: Generational Units, Collective Memory, and Entrepreneurship
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Article
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Lippmann, Stephen (Author)
Aldrich, Howard E. (Author)
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The Academy of Management Review
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Volume/ Issue No.: 2016/OCT V.41 N.4
Call No.:658.005 AMR Location: Periodicals & References Hall - 2nd floor
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p 658-675
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Management
(7076)
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Abstract |
We draw on the historiographical concepts of “generational units” and “collective memories” as a framework for understanding the emergence of entrepreneurially oriented cohesive groups within regions. Generational units are localized subgroups within generations that have a self-referential, reflexive quality by virtue of the members’ sense of their own connections to each other and the events that define them. Collective memories are shared accounts of the past shaped by historical events that mold individuals’ perceptions...
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The Academy of Management Review
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Issu: 2016/OCT V.41 N.4
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