Rule-breaking and legitimacy: a failure of artful navigation?

摘要: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the tension between rule-breaking and legitimacy for entrepreneurs, who are expected challenge change social or business norms. In doing so, they may be presented as heroes in media, alternatively, cast out villains with attendant negative press consequent loss legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach Through secondary data methods, analyses case Vance Miller, an entrepreneur from North England has achieved economic success amid reports alleged criminality poor ethical behaviour. Thus he spans Findings illustrates how directed towards demonstrable entrepreneurial achievement does not always result media Miller’s storyline both chimes clashes discourse enterprise culture, providing a cautionary note aspirant entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications hero-villain paradox r...