Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Entrepreneurship and Small Busi

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This thought provoking book builds on existing research traditions that make small business, entrepreneurship and family business a resource rich arena for study.

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This thought provoking book builds on existing research traditions that make small business, entrepreneurship and family business a resource rich arena for study. It steps back to ask fundamental questions that every researcher should consider prior to engaging in data collection. It focuses on topics that have traditionally frustrated researchers including experimental methods in small business research, scale development, control variables and language issues in cross cultural research.The distinguished authors also address subjects such as theory development and testing in entrepreneurship, as well as determining if progress in research has been made and how that can be measured. Critically, many of the chapters highlight ways in which research can be both practical yet theoretically important.Bringing together quantitative and qualitative techniques and taking an investigative approach almost totally ignored in entrepreneurship research, this unique volume will be of special interest to anyone studying small and family businesses or entrepreneurship and business.Contributors: K. Berglund, B. Bird, M. Brännback, C.G. Brush, A. Carsrud, D. Deeds, L.F. Edelman, R.T. Harrison, B. Johannisson, T. Kenworthy, S. Lång, S. Latham, C.M. Leitch, T.S. Manolova, E. McMullen, M. Renko, L. Schjoedt, K.G. Shaver, S. Terjesen, C. Wigren

Author Biography

Edited by Alan L. Carsrud, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and Carsrud & Associates, Consultants to Entrepreneurs & Family Firms, Texas, US and Malin Brännback, Dean and Chaired Professor of International Business, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Table of Contents

Contents:1. Research in Entrepreneurship: An Introduction to the Research Challenges for the 21st CenturyAlan L. Carsrud, Malin Brännback and Richard T. Harrison2. Thoughts on the Challenge of Empirical Research in EntrepreneurshipDavid Deeds3. From Philosophy of Science to Theory Testing: Generating Practical Knowledge in EntrepreneurshipTom Kenworthy and Ed McMullen4. Measuring Progress in Entrepreneurship ResearchLinda F. Edelman, Tatiana S. Manolova, Candida G. Brush and Scott Latham5. Experimental Methods in Entrepreneurship ResearchKelly G. Shaver6. Looking into the Future: Valid Multiple- and Single-Item Measures in Entrepreneurship ResearchLeon Schjoedt, Maija Renko and Kelly G. Shaver7. Control Variables: Use, Misuse and Recommended UseLeon Schjoedt and Barbara Bird8. Cross-Cultural Studies in Entrepreneurship: A Note on Culture and LanguageMalin Brännback, Stefan Lång, Alan Carsrud and Siri Terjesen9. Fighting a Rearguard Action? Reflections on the Philosophy and Practice of Qualitative Research in EntrepreneurshipRichard T. Harrison and Claire M. Leitch10. Ethnographic Approaches to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research: What Lessons Can We Learn?Karin Berglund and Caroline Wigren11. The Practice Approach and Interactive Research in Entrepreneurship and Small-Scale VenturingBengt JohannissonIndex

Details ISBN0857935046 Author Malin Brännback Year 2014 ISBN-10 0857935046 ISBN-13 9780857935045 Media Book Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-02-28 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Pages 296 Language English Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2014-02-28 NZ Release Date 2014-02-28 UK Release Date 2014-02-28 Series Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications series Edited by Malin Brännback DEWEY 658.022 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced by 9781035345939 We've got this

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