Identifier
etd-07012017-142253
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Management
Document Type
Access to Dissertation Restricted to LSU Campus
Abstract
From the early studies of Frederick Taylor (1911) up to the present, the fields of management and entrepreneurship have been dominated by a conventional wisdom that emphasizes the important goals of efficiency and growth. Furthermore, management theory suggests that firms fail when they are unsuccessful in pursuit of these goals. However, in the past decade the artisan movement has steadily grown, and many have noted its unique aspect of emphasizing alternative values (e.g. quality, innovation, sustainability, and human involvement) that contrast with the conventional wisdom of growth and efficiency. The purpose of this dissertation is to use qualitative interview data to describe how artisan entrepreneurs manage the tensions between the values of the social movement and the conventional wisdom of management, such that they may remain true to the movement’s values while operating a viable business. Accordingly, I contribute to social movements theory by describing how social movement actors manage the frictions between growing their ventures and being part of the artisan movement.
Date
2017
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Student has submitted appropriate documentation to restrict access to LSU for 365 days after which the document will be released for worldwide access.
Recommended Citation
Solomon, Shelby John, "Artisan Entrepreneurship: Staying True to the Social Movement in the Face of Contradictory Conventional Wisdom." (2017). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 4248.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/4248
Committee Chair
Mathias, Blake
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.4248