What should I understand?: The concept of shift of understanding, a quote-based analysis

Mourmant, G; Voutsina, K

dc.contributor.author	Mourmant, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Voutsina, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:54:04Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:54:04Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/36573
dc.subject	cognition	en
dc.subject	entrepreneurial event	en
dc.subject	IT entrepreneurial turnover	en
dc.subject	shock	en
dc.subject	turnover	en
dc.subject.other	cognition	en
dc.subject.other	entrepreneurial event	en
dc.subject.other	IT entrepreneurial turnover	en
dc.subject.other	shock	en
dc.subject.other	turnover	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.title	What should I understand?: The concept of shift of understanding, a quote-based analysis	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1145/2214091.2214107	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214107	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, we address an under-investigated thematic area of Information Technology (IT) personnel turnover literature: IT Entrepreneurial Turnover. Following a Grounded Theory Methodological approach, we introduce the following concept: 'Shift of Understanding' (SoU). We develop this concept through the analysis of 57 interviews, completed by the analysis of over 200 famous quotes from authors/entrepreneurs. A SoU occurred after a shock, an entrepreneurial event or when a gradual evolution of a condition (e.g. accumulation of information or experience which at some point turns into knowledge) has come to its completion phase. In such cases, the inertia governing human behavior is interrupted and the individual perceives things under a new lens: a shift of understanding has just happened. A newly formed desire towards entrepreneurship, the realization of the urgency and immediacy of action, the reconsideration of both pragmatic and existential concerns such as the risk reduction, the capability to seize opportunities, or the meaning of life in general, the re-evaluation of one's prospects, propensities and needs are some of the manifestations of SoU which are found to be directly or indirectly linked to the actual IT entrepreneurial turnover behavior. © 2012 ACM.	en
heal.journalName	SIGMIS-CPR'12 - Proceedings of the 2012 Computers and People Research Conference	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1145/2214091.2214107	en
dc.identifier.spage	49	en
dc.identifier.epage	60	en