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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Second Edition
2nd edition
9781035345939 Edward Elgar Publishing
This Handbook examines the diverse methodologies and philosophies employed in research on entrepreneurship, small enterprises and family businesses. Exploring fundamental questions involved in data collection, this new edition emphasises the increased importance of understanding the nuances of methods and applications in today’s research landscape.
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This Handbook examines the diverse methodologies and philosophies employed in research on entrepreneurship, small enterprises and family businesses. Exploring fundamental questions involved in data collection, this new and updated edition emphasises the increased importance of understanding the nuances of methods and applications in today’s research landscape.
Building on rich scholarly traditions, the Handbook places particular focus on ignored and misunderstood research concepts. New chapters consider the complex ethical dilemmas facing researchers in entrepreneurship and assess how to best leverage large-scale secondary data for maximum research impact. Expert contributors analyse key issues in the field including how to measure progress in research, experimental methods, theory development and testing, and how to conduct cross-cultural studies. They identify fruitful research directions for emerging and seasoned scholars, demonstrating how to produce work that is both practical and theoretically important.
Covering both quantitative and qualitative techniques, this Handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of entrepreneurship. It is also a valuable read for academics across business and management more widely, providing a detailed overview of essential methods for all researchers in the field.
Building on rich scholarly traditions, the Handbook places particular focus on ignored and misunderstood research concepts. New chapters consider the complex ethical dilemmas facing researchers in entrepreneurship and assess how to best leverage large-scale secondary data for maximum research impact. Expert contributors analyse key issues in the field including how to measure progress in research, experimental methods, theory development and testing, and how to conduct cross-cultural studies. They identify fruitful research directions for emerging and seasoned scholars, demonstrating how to produce work that is both practical and theoretically important.
Covering both quantitative and qualitative techniques, this Handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of entrepreneurship. It is also a valuable read for academics across business and management more widely, providing a detailed overview of essential methods for all researchers in the field.
Critical Acclaim
‘This Handbook tackles some of the most urgent issues in entrepreneurship research today, including ethical challenges, empirical rigor, cross-cultural studies, use of large-scale secondary data, experiments and new measures, and contemporary qualitative methodologies including ethnography and practice approaches. The editors have brought together a team of distinguished scholars from the entrepreneurship field, who delve into both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, providing readers with a robust toolkit to advance the quality and impact of their research.’
– Natalia Vershinina, Audencia Business School, France
‘This Handbook offers critical insights into the choices research scholars face in applying appropriate methods to make important contributions to entrepreneurship theory and practice. Given the multidisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship, this Handbook provides ways to consider the “when, how, and why” to apply the “what” of various methodologies to researching specific entrepreneurship topics. This is an important resource, not only for those individuals starting to explore various entrepreneurship topics but also for established scholars who want to stay current with insights and advice from leading scholars in the entrepreneurship field.’
– William B. Gartner, Babson College, US
‘This Handbook is a thought-provoking and comprehensive guide for researchers in small business, entrepreneurship, and family business. Edited by leading scholars Malin Brännback, Alan Carsrud, Diana Hechavarria, and Jill Kickul, this Handbook tackles fundamental questions and provides practical solutions to methodological issues. From addressing experimental methods to navigating language issues in cross-cultural research, this volume is my go-to reference for robust and rigorous methodology in entrepreneurship research.’
– Eric Liguori, Florida State University, US
– Natalia Vershinina, Audencia Business School, France
‘This Handbook offers critical insights into the choices research scholars face in applying appropriate methods to make important contributions to entrepreneurship theory and practice. Given the multidisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship, this Handbook provides ways to consider the “when, how, and why” to apply the “what” of various methodologies to researching specific entrepreneurship topics. This is an important resource, not only for those individuals starting to explore various entrepreneurship topics but also for established scholars who want to stay current with insights and advice from leading scholars in the entrepreneurship field.’
– William B. Gartner, Babson College, US
‘This Handbook is a thought-provoking and comprehensive guide for researchers in small business, entrepreneurship, and family business. Edited by leading scholars Malin Brännback, Alan Carsrud, Diana Hechavarria, and Jill Kickul, this Handbook tackles fundamental questions and provides practical solutions to methodological issues. From addressing experimental methods to navigating language issues in cross-cultural research, this volume is my go-to reference for robust and rigorous methodology in entrepreneurship research.’
– Eric Liguori, Florida State University, US
Contents
Contents
1 Research in entrepreneurship: an introduction to the research challenges for the twenty-first century 1
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1 Research in entrepreneurship: an introduction to the research challenges for the twenty-first century 1
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