Barreiras ao empreendedorismo: uma análise do filme à procura da felicidade

Abstract

This work presents an analysis of the main barriers to entrepreneurship through an observational study of the film “The Pursuit of Happyness”, seeking to identify in the film narrative the main entrepreneurial characteristics perceived in the character, the main barriers to entrepreneurship faced by the character and also to relate which characteristics entrepreneurs helped overcome barriers in the character's entrepreneurial process. The choice of the research field was encouraged by the fact that entrepreneurship is a dynamic, contemporary and constantly growing theme that allows many discussions about the main difficulties faced by individuals who decide to undertake. To support the film analysis of this work, a theoretical review was carried out on studies on barriers to entrepreneurship, aiming to contextualize the concepts, behavior and barriers present in the world of entrepreneurship, grounding the data analysis obtained in the narrative. The data analysis was made through the observation of the movie elements that presented similarities and divergences with the theoretical foundation. The plot was explored in qualitative content and provided an indication of several entrepreneurial characteristics present in the character and also evidenced many barriers to entrepreneurial action experienced by the protagonist in the course of the narrative. Finally, it was considered that although many entrepreneurial individuals possess similar skills, they also have peculiarities that differentiate them from each other. In the same way, it can be considered that even the most common barriers to entrepreneurial action can be overcome in different ways by these individuals, either by personal attributes or by the momentary situation in which they find themselves. However, even in a delicate moment, the character of the plot managed, through his entrepreneurial characteristics, to overcome all the barriers that were presented to him.