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Big Questions and Great Answers in Entrepreneurship Research
Discussing Up-to-date Methodological and Philosophical Issues
9781800888654 Edward Elgar Publishing
Big Questions and Great Answers in Entrepreneurship Research underscores the progress that has been made and the challenges that remain within the field of entrepreneurship research by considering the field’s rapid expansion over the last thirty years.
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Contents
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Big Questions and Great Answers in Entrepreneurship Research underscores the progress that has been made and the challenges that remain within the field of entrepreneurship research by considering the field’s rapid expansion over the last thirty years.
This book highlights the importance of situating research alongside philosophical and ontological questions and methodological considerations. Chapters describe qualitative research methodologies, including exploratory autoethnographic accounts of entrepreneurship experiences, and examine contemporary quantitative research methods. Potential impacts on research, such as AI and big data, are also interrogated to provide readers with a stimulating view of the future scholarly landscape.
Academics focusing on entrepreneurship, research methods in business and business education will benefit from this book. It will also prove important for students seeking insight into future research ventures.
This book highlights the importance of situating research alongside philosophical and ontological questions and methodological considerations. Chapters describe qualitative research methodologies, including exploratory autoethnographic accounts of entrepreneurship experiences, and examine contemporary quantitative research methods. Potential impacts on research, such as AI and big data, are also interrogated to provide readers with a stimulating view of the future scholarly landscape.
Academics focusing on entrepreneurship, research methods in business and business education will benefit from this book. It will also prove important for students seeking insight into future research ventures.
Critical Acclaim
‘Entrepreneurship is a central and poorly understood phenomenon of our social systems. This collective, led by Fayolle, Le Pontois and Pelly, has the great merit of asking questions that are both relevant and difficult while providing answers that take into account contemporary reality.’
– Michel Fortier, UQAR, Canada
‘Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and R. Duncan M. Pelly have brought together key scholars to offer this insightful and thoughtful book that is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and its research. The authors take us on a superb journey and purposefully prompt us to reflect on what good entrepreneurship research is, as well as our identity as researchers and how we approach and think about our work. By addressing the issues and challenges that philosophical and methodological discussions bring, this book also introduces new models and ideas that are beneficial to all those involved in entrepreneurship. An inspiring read and a very timely addition. In taking on the big questions, the answers are indeed great.’
– Sarah Jack, Distinguished Professor, Lancaster University, UK
‘This book is a valuable resource for scholars interested in exploring major philosophical and methodological issues in entrepreneurship research. The editors have brought together a distinguished, interdisciplinary group of scholars, which is fitting for the subject matter. Each topic is thoroughly covered in this comprehensive volume, making it a “must-read” for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.’
– Maribel Guerrero, Arizona State University, US
– Michel Fortier, UQAR, Canada
‘Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and R. Duncan M. Pelly have brought together key scholars to offer this insightful and thoughtful book that is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and its research. The authors take us on a superb journey and purposefully prompt us to reflect on what good entrepreneurship research is, as well as our identity as researchers and how we approach and think about our work. By addressing the issues and challenges that philosophical and methodological discussions bring, this book also introduces new models and ideas that are beneficial to all those involved in entrepreneurship. An inspiring read and a very timely addition. In taking on the big questions, the answers are indeed great.’
– Sarah Jack, Distinguished Professor, Lancaster University, UK
‘This book is a valuable resource for scholars interested in exploring major philosophical and methodological issues in entrepreneurship research. The editors have brought together a distinguished, interdisciplinary group of scholars, which is fitting for the subject matter. Each topic is thoroughly covered in this comprehensive volume, making it a “must-read” for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.’
– Maribel Guerrero, Arizona State University, US
Contents
Contents
List of contributors viii
1 Why is “what is good entrepreneurship research” a big question 1
Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and R. Duncan M. Pelly
2 Acknowledging the key contribution of
a great entrepreneurship researcher: Mike Wright –
a communitarian entrepreneurship scholar 14
Alain Fayolle
PART I EXPLORING PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH
3 From better answers to better questions 28
Stratos Ramoglou
4 Telling the entire story of entrepreneurship: an
autoethnography on autoethnography in entrepreneurship 47
R. Duncan M. Pelly
5 Entrepreneurship as practice: philosophical implications
and opportunities 78
Bruce T. Teague and Richard Tunstall
PART II DEALING BETTER WITH METHODOLOGICAL
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
6 An overview of key issues in entrepreneurship research methods 92
Léo-Paul Dana and Aidin Salamzadeh
7 Up-to-date challenges in entrepreneurship quantitative
research: what we have accomplished, the challenges that
remain, and the new challenges on the block 107
Saulo Dubard Barbosa
8 In search of creative qualitative methods to capture
current entrepreneurship research challenges 129
Martine Hlady-Rispal, Alain Fayolle and William B. Gartner
Qualitative methods – understanding the “why” and
“how” of entrepreneurship: a review of “In search
of creative qualitative methods to capture current
entrepreneurship research challenges” 158
R. Duncan M. Pelly
9 Why a systematic literature review is a powerful tool
for gaining insights into entrepreneurship: application to
entrepreneurial teams in the venture creation process 161
Sara Maryami and Michela Loi
10 Combining coherence and effectiveness in an
entrepreneurship doctoral article-based dissertation 191
Sandrine Le Pontois and Stéphane Foliard
PART III EXAMINING NEW MODELS AND
METHODOLOGIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION
11 Viewing entrepreneurship ‘in motion’: exploring current
uses and future possibilities of video research methods in
entrepreneurship research 217
Jarrod Ormiston and Neil A. Thompson
Moving to a digital world of entrepreneurship research:
a review of “Viewing entrepreneurship ‘in motion’:
exploring current uses and future possibilities of video
methods in entrepreneurship research” 261
R. Duncan M. Pelly
12 Playful learning as a pedagogical method in
entrepreneurship education 264
Kati Suomi and Katriina Heljakka
13 Build, deconstruct, reconstruct an entrepreneurship tool in
a Freirian pedagogical approach 289
Alain Fayolle
14 Generative critical conversation: a method for developing
reflexivity and criticality 305
Jennifer Huntsley and Catherine Brentnall
Adopting Paulo Freire’s great answers: a review of
“generative critical conversation: a method for developing
reflexivity and criticality” 338
R. Duncan M. Pelly
15 Future suggestions for dealing with big questions in
entrepreneurship research: towards great answers 340
Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and
R. Duncan M. Pelly
List of contributors viii
1 Why is “what is good entrepreneurship research” a big question 1
Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and R. Duncan M. Pelly
2 Acknowledging the key contribution of
a great entrepreneurship researcher: Mike Wright –
a communitarian entrepreneurship scholar 14
Alain Fayolle
PART I EXPLORING PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH
3 From better answers to better questions 28
Stratos Ramoglou
4 Telling the entire story of entrepreneurship: an
autoethnography on autoethnography in entrepreneurship 47
R. Duncan M. Pelly
5 Entrepreneurship as practice: philosophical implications
and opportunities 78
Bruce T. Teague and Richard Tunstall
PART II DEALING BETTER WITH METHODOLOGICAL
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
6 An overview of key issues in entrepreneurship research methods 92
Léo-Paul Dana and Aidin Salamzadeh
7 Up-to-date challenges in entrepreneurship quantitative
research: what we have accomplished, the challenges that
remain, and the new challenges on the block 107
Saulo Dubard Barbosa
8 In search of creative qualitative methods to capture
current entrepreneurship research challenges 129
Martine Hlady-Rispal, Alain Fayolle and William B. Gartner
Qualitative methods – understanding the “why” and
“how” of entrepreneurship: a review of “In search
of creative qualitative methods to capture current
entrepreneurship research challenges” 158
R. Duncan M. Pelly
9 Why a systematic literature review is a powerful tool
for gaining insights into entrepreneurship: application to
entrepreneurial teams in the venture creation process 161
Sara Maryami and Michela Loi
10 Combining coherence and effectiveness in an
entrepreneurship doctoral article-based dissertation 191
Sandrine Le Pontois and Stéphane Foliard
PART III EXAMINING NEW MODELS AND
METHODOLOGIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION
11 Viewing entrepreneurship ‘in motion’: exploring current
uses and future possibilities of video research methods in
entrepreneurship research 217
Jarrod Ormiston and Neil A. Thompson
Moving to a digital world of entrepreneurship research:
a review of “Viewing entrepreneurship ‘in motion’:
exploring current uses and future possibilities of video
methods in entrepreneurship research” 261
R. Duncan M. Pelly
12 Playful learning as a pedagogical method in
entrepreneurship education 264
Kati Suomi and Katriina Heljakka
13 Build, deconstruct, reconstruct an entrepreneurship tool in
a Freirian pedagogical approach 289
Alain Fayolle
14 Generative critical conversation: a method for developing
reflexivity and criticality 305
Jennifer Huntsley and Catherine Brentnall
Adopting Paulo Freire’s great answers: a review of
“generative critical conversation: a method for developing
reflexivity and criticality” 338
R. Duncan M. Pelly
15 Future suggestions for dealing with big questions in
entrepreneurship research: towards great answers 340
Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and
R. Duncan M. Pelly
