Big questions and great answers in entrepreneurship research : discussing up-to-date methodological and philosophical issues / edited by Alain Fayolle (Entrepreneurship Professor, IDRAC Business School, France and Visiting Professor, Turku School of Economics, Finland), Sandrine Le Pontois (Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, COACTIS, France) and R. Duncan M. Pelly (Cal Turner Endowed Chair of Business Administration, Fisk University, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fayolle, Alain, editor.

Le Pontois, Sandrine, editor.

Pelly, R. Duncan M, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents list of contributors

1. Why is "what is good entrepreneurship research" a big question / 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 / Alain Fayolle

Part I. Exploring philosophical issues in entrepreneurship research

3. From better answers to better questions / Stratos Ramoglou

4. Telling the entire story of entrepreneurship: An autoethnography on autoethnography in entrepreneurship / R. Duncan M. Pelly

5. Entrepreneurship as practice: Philosophical implications and opportunities / 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 / 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 / Saulo Dubard Barbosa

8. In search of creative qualitative methods to capture current entrepreneurship research challenges / 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" / 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 / Sara Maryami and Michela Loi

10. Combining coherence and effectiveness in an entrepreneurship doctoral article-based dissertation / 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 / 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" / R. Duncan M. Pelly

12. Playful learning as a pedagogical method in entrepreneurship education / Kati Suomi and Katriina Heljakka

13. Build, deconstruct, reconstruct an entrepreneurship tool in a freirian pedagogical approach / Alain Fayolle

14. Generative critical conversation: A method for developing reflexivity and criticality / Jennifer Huntsley and Catherine Brentnall

Adopting paulo freire's great answers: A review of "generative critical conversation: a method for developing reflexivity and criticality" / R. Duncan M. Pelly

15. Future suggestions for dealing with big questions in entrepreneurship research: Towards great answers / Alain Fayolle, Sandrine Le Pontois and R. Duncan M. Pelly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800888661 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

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