We study the development of entrepreneurial motivation of participants in an Ecuadorian incubator. Using a narrative inquiry approach based on 41 interviews, we uncover how different modes of rootedness in distinct communities shape entrepreneurial dispositions and shed light on the role of a temporary community of practice in intermediating the development and ultimate transformation of these dispositions into individuated motivations. By bringing to the frontline the role of communities in shaping the formation process of entrepreneurial motivation, we offer a new theoretical angle for understanding intricate relations between social embeddedness, temporary communities of practice, and entrepreneurial pursuits in non-Western contexts.

我们研究了厄瓜多尔孵化器参与者创业动机的发展。使用基于 41 次访谈的叙述性调查方法，我们揭示了不同社区的不同扎根模式如何塑造创业倾向，并阐明了临时实践社区在这些倾向的发展和最终转变为个性化动机方面的中介作用。通过将社区在塑造创业动机形成过程中的作用带到第一线，我们提供了一个新的理论角度来理解社会嵌入、临时实践社区和非西方背景下的创业追求之间的复杂关系。