The local embeddedness of lifestyle entrepreneur: an exploratory study

Séverine Saleilles (1) , Marie Gomez-Velasco (2)

1 COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation
2 MRM - Montpellier Research in Management

The aim of this paper is to conduct an exploratory study, based on four exploratory cases, of lifestyle entrepreneurship. Our inquiry is focused on the topic of local embeddedness: Does the location chosen for self satisfaction comply with the local embeddedness theory or does it have a specific relationship with the territory concept? It appears that the cases are integrated in a context that is not manifested in territorial but functional terms. This mixed embeddedness can be explained by a new social trend: hypermodernity. The consequences of lifestyle entrepreneurship behaviours on economic development in regions where they implemented are also discussed. Further research perspectives are proposed.

Mots clés: Lifestyle entrepreneurship; motivations; local embeddedness; hypermodernity

Domaines: Gestion et management

Séverine Saleilles, Marie Gomez-Velasco. The local embeddedness of lifestyle entrepreneur: an exploratory study. Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research 2007, Feb 2007, Montpellier, France. ⟨halshs-00519257⟩