Handbook of Qualitative Research Techniques and Analysis in Entrepreneurship by

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One of the most challenging tasks in the research design process is choosing the most appropriate data collection and analysis technique.

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One of the most challenging tasks in the research design process is choosing the most appropriate data collection and analysis technique. This Handbook provides a detailed introduction to five qualitative data collection and analysis techniques pertinent to exploring entrepreneurial phenomena.Techniques for collecting and analyzing data are rarely addressed in detail in published articles. In addition, the constant development of new tools and refinement of existing ones has meant that researchers often face a confusing range from which to choose. The experienced and expert group of contributors to this book provide detailed, practical accounts of how to conduct research employing focus groups, critical incident technique, repertory grids, metaphors, the constant comparative method and grounded theory. This Handbook will become the starting point for any research project.Scholars new to entrepreneurship and doctoral students as well as established academics keen to extend their research scope will find this book an invaluable and timely resource.Contributors: A.R. Anderson, C. Bjursell, A. Bøllingtoft, E. Chell, E. Díaz de León, C. Dima, S. Drakopoulou Dodd, P. Guild, A. Hagedorn, R.T. Harrison, F.M. Hill, S.L. Jack, R.G. Klapper, A. de Koning, C.M. Leitch, E. McKeever, S. Moult, H. Neergaard, R. Newby, R. Smith, S.M. Smith, G. Soutar, J. Watson

Author Biography

Edited by Helle Neergaard, Professor of Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Social Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark and Claire M. Leitch, Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Lancaster University Management School, UK

Table of Contents

Contents:IntroductionPART 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTANT COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUEAlistair R. Anderson and Sarah L. Jack1. Using the Constant Comparative Technique to Consider Network Change and EvolutionSarah L. Jack, Alistair R. Anderson, Sarah Drakopoulou Dodd and Susan Moult2. Using Constant Comparison as a Method of Analysis in Entrepreneurship ResearchSusan M. Smith and Edward McKeever3. Grounded Theory Analysis in Entrepreneurship ResearchAnne BøllingtoftThe Future for the Constant Comparative TechniqueAlistair R. Anderson and Sarah L. JackPART II METAPHOR METHODOLOGIES: EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH, PEDAGOGY AND RESEARCHERSSarah Drakopoulou Dodd and Alice de Koning4. Enacting, Experimenting and Exploring Metaphor Methodologies in EntrepreneurshipSarah Drakopoulou Dodd and Alice de Koning5. Con'text'ualising Images of Enterprise: An Examination of 'Visual Metaphors' used to Represent Entrepreneurship in TextbooksRobert Smith6. Metaphors in Communication of Scholarly WorkCecilia BjursellMetaphor Methodologies in Entrepreneurship ResearchSarah Drakopoulou Dodd and Alice de KoningSECTION III THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE: AN OVERVIEWClaire M. Leitch7. Researching the Entrepreneurial Process using the Critical Incident TechniqueElizabeth Chell8. The Efficacy of the Qualitative Variant of the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) in Entrepreneurship ResearchClaire M. Leitch and Frances M. Hill9. A Critical Incident Technique Approach to Entrepreneurship Research using Phenomenological Explicative Data CollectionRichard T. HarrisonCritical Incident Technique: Some ConclusionsClaire M. LeitchPART IVPROVENANCE AND USE OF FOCUS GROUPSJohn Watson and Rick Newby10. Conducting a Traditional Focus GroupJohn Watson, Rick Newby, Helle Neergaard and Robert Smith11. Conducting a Focus Group using Group Support System (GSS) SoftwareGeoff Soutar, Rick Newby and John Watson12. Conducting an On-line Focus GroupRick Newby and John WatsonFocus Groups: What have we Learned?John Watson and Rick NewbyPART VREPERTORY GRIDS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES FROM RESEARCHRita G. Klapper17. Using Repertory Grid Technique to Explore the Relationship between Business Founders and Support AgentsAnja Hagedorn18. Using Repertory Grid to Assess Intangibles: Uncertainty Reduction for Lean Start-ups in EntrepreneurshipEnrique Díaz de León and Paul Guild19. Repertory Grid Technique: An Ideographic and Nomothetic Approach to KnowledgeCarmen Dima20. Concluding Thoughts on Repertory GridsRita G. KlapperIndex

Review

'This is a much-needed addition to research methods in entrepreneurship. This book champions valuable practices for studying entrepreneurial phenomena in rigorous ways. Five qualitative interview methods (constant comparative technique, metaphor methodologies, critical incident technique, focus groups and repertory grids) are grounded in prior theory and research, and demonstrated in specific research situations in ways that offer scholars insightful and important approaches to exploring entrepreneurship. This is a ''must buy'' for scholars who want to utilize better and more insightful methods for exploring the ideas, context and praxis of entrepreneurship.' --William B. Gartner, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and California Lutheran University, US'This book will appeal to all researchers interested in qualitative research within the entrepreneurship field. The editors, Neergaard and Leitch, have put together a great group of experts who provide a fantastic overview on a wide range of known and lesser-known techniques. There is much to be discovered even for the experienced researcher. A great ''how to'' guide and a must-read for all qualitative entrepreneurship researchers, be they novices or experienced researchers.' --Friederike Welter, Institut fur Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn and University of Siegen, Germany

Review Quote

'This is a much-needed addition to research methods in entrepreneurship. This book champions valuable practices for studying entrepreneurial phenomena in rigorous ways. Five qualitative interview methods (constant comparative technique, metaphor methodologies, critical incident technique, focus groups and repertory grids) are grounded in prior theory and research, and demonstrated in specific research situations in ways that offer scholars insightful and important approaches to exploring entrepreneurship. This is a "must buy" for scholars who want to utilize better and more insightful methods for exploring the ideas, context and praxis of entrepreneurship.'

Details ISBN1849809860 Author Claire Leitch Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1849809860 ISBN-13 9781849809863 Publication Date 2015-10-30 Pages 464 Language English Year 2015 Format Hardcover Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-10-30 NZ Release Date 2015-10-30 UK Release Date 2015-10-30 Series Research Handbooks in Business and Management series Edited by Claire Leitch DEWEY 338.040721 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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