PRACTICES OF ROLE TRANSFORMATION OF ENTREPRENEURS IN THE SITUATION OF LEAVING THE BUSINESS

Abstract

The first group of Russian entrepreneurs appeared in the late 80s and early 90s of the last century. Today, representatives of this group are in the age category of 45 years or more (Demographic portrait of small business, 2017) and they have the question “What to do next?” In the absence of an established system of practices for leaving the business, entrepreneurs know how to do business, but they do not know how to get out of it correctly. Role-transformation practice in the situation of exit from the active phase of entrepreneurship is an important element in the career of an entrepreneur. In Russia, today, there is no accumulated system of an entrepreneur’s exit from a business and transfer of his business as an inheritance (A whole century without the right to transfer, 2019). Entrepreneurs do not understand when it is necessary to go out of business and how to do it. The problem considered in this article is formed from this - what spontaneous practices of role transformation of entrepreneurs in a situation of leaving business exist? The purpose of our research is to identify existing practices of the role transformation of entrepreneurs. To achieve this goal, we performed the following tasks: 1. Consider the classical and modern theoretical models of entrepreneurship; 2. Determine the specifics and patterns of entrepreneurial activity; 3. Define the concepts used to describe the situation of going out of business; 4. Identify the goals and problems of the role transition of entrepreneurs in the situation of exit from business; 5. Determine the conditions for an entrepreneur to exit from the active phase of entrepreneurship.