Abstract
Start-ups face triple challenges of constructing a salient identity, developing a saleable product, and forming a fully-functioned firm. The challenges become more complicated when those start-ups are situated in a pluralist context where they are subject to different, sometimes competing norms, values, and practices from more than one category, sector, and industry. Guided by a strategy-as-practice lens, we set to understand such an intricate process of how start- ups in a pluralist context form their identities while building capability to perform over the course of emergence. Based on a case study of a start-up at the intersection of technology and insurance, we found that start-ups engage in a series of practice to form an identity, sketch a product, and leverage upon their strategic decisions at pre-launching, launching, and post-launching phase. These practices constitute an interconnected process as start-ups manoeuvre different identity claims to build up their competitive advantage prior to scale up. We seek to contribute to the literature of strategy-as-practice, identity formation, and organizations in a pluralist context.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Event | Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management : Improving Lives - Chicago, United States Duration: 10 Aug 2018 → 14 Aug 2018 https://connect.aom.org/aom2018/home |
Conference
Conference | Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management |
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Abbreviated title | 78th |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 10/08/18 → 14/08/18 |
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