Entrepreneurial strategies in a family business: growth and capital conversions in historical perspective

Wong, Nicholas and McGovern, Tom (2023) Entrepreneurial strategies in a family business: growth and capital conversions in historical perspective. Business History, 65 (3). pp. 454-478. ISSN 0007-6791

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1807952

Abstract

Our theoretical model shows the transmutability of the forms of capital and how they were utilised by William to identify productive opportunities in the music industry sub-field. Our findings show that converting cultural capital into economic capital was of prime importance to an entrepreneur operating within the cultural industries. Bridging social capital was vital to build links vertically and horizontally across the industry value chain to transform cultural capital into symbolic and economic capital. Intra-field habitus hybridisation was utilised to transfer practices within the different sub-fields of the cultural industries. William transformed his economic capital into social and cultural capital through his support and sponsorship of music and the arts. Business success led to appointments to prestigious organisations and entry into the field of power.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Capital conversion, cultural industries, entrepreneurship, family business, field of power, philanthropy
Subjects: N100 Business studies
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: John Coen
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2020 14:26
Last Modified: 24 May 2023 14:15
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/44624

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