Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Ethics: Understanding Ai Weiwei as an Entrepreneurial Parrhesiastes

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    Abstract

    In the wake of calls for enterprise-led recovery amid Western economies, we critically investigate the enterprise discourse. Specifically, we challenge the association of enterprise and entrepreneurial activity. Using Foucault’s concept of parrrhesia - an ethical condition of brave speech - we argue that for many entrepreneurs the expressive creation of new organizational forms is itself sufficient as a rationalising logic, without association to the trappings of enterprise such as brand, profit or venture growth. We illustrate our argument using the case of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2014
    Number of pages30
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventThe 5th Latin American and European Meeting on Organizational Studies. LAEMOS 2014 - Havanna, Cuba
    Duration: 2 Apr 20145 Apr 2014
    Conference number: 5
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    ConferenceThe 5th Latin American and European Meeting on Organizational Studies. LAEMOS 2014
    Number5
    Country/TerritoryCuba
    CityHavanna
    Period02/04/201405/04/2014
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