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Justine Buriller

Justine started her PhD in Entrepreneurship at ESCP Business School in Paris, France in 2021. Her dissertation rethinks entrepreneurship by engaging the social imaginary of growth from a post-growth perspective. She is currently a visiting fellow at CBS.

Reimagining entrepreneurial growth: The case of entrepreneurs’ narratives in the sustainable fashion industry

This paper critically examines the dominant social imaginary of growth in entrepreneurship, with a degrowth perspective. In an evolving environmental context, it delves into the need for a refined understanding of entrepreneurial growth and its limits. I address the following research question: how do entrepreneurs in a sustainable industry characterize their social imaginaries on growth? I conducted interviews with entrepreneurs in the sustainable fashion industry, part of a French association named En Mode Climat, that criticize overproduction and overconsumption. The purpose was to understand their growth trajectories and how they related it to their social context. I identify three narratives from entrepreneurs: (1) Impact growth – an illimited perspective on growth is justified by its positive impact (2) Artisan growth – craft practices lead to a non-scalable activity, (3) Political growth – growth is an issue that requires a collaborative approach. I contribute to a better understanding of the growth phenomena in entrepreneurship.

Rethinking Entrepreneurship is a research project at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and generously supported by the Carlsberg Foundation. We explore the dynamic and evolving discourse of entrepreneurship, its impact on society, and its role in shaping the future. With a team of dedicated scholars, we delve deep into the question how the way we understand entrepreneurship links to our ability to address societal change and frames our thinking about society in past, present and future.

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