Handbook of research methods and applications in entrepreneurship and small business
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 topi...
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| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham :
Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd.,
2014.
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| Series: | Handbooks of research methods and applications series
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| Online Access: | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9780857935045.xml |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Research in entrepreneurship : an introduction to the research challenges for the 21st century / Alan L. Carsrud, Malin Brännback and Richard T. Harrison
- 2. Thoughts on the challenge of empirical research in entrepreneurship / David Deeds
- 3. From philosophy of science to theory testing : generating practical knowledge in entrepreneurship / Ed McMullen and Tom Kenworthy
- 4. Measuring progress in entrepreneurship research / Linda F. Edelman ... [et al.]
- 5. Experimental methods in entrepreneurship research / Kelly G. Shaver
- 6. Looking into the future : valid multiple- and single-item measures in entrepreneurship research / Leon Schjoedt, Maija Renko and Kelly G. Shaver
- 7. Control variables : use, misuse and recommended use / Leon Schjoedt and Barbara Bird
- 8. Cross-cultural studies in entrepreneurship : a note on culture and language / Malin Brännback ... [et al.]
- 9. Fighting a rearguard action? : reflections on the philosophy and practice of qualitative research in entrepreneurship / Richard T. Harrison and Claire M. Leitch
- 10. Ethnographic approaches to entrepreneurship and small business research : what lessons can we learn? / Karin Berglund and Caroline Wigren
- 11. The practice approach and interactive research in entrepreneurship and small-scale venturing / Bengt Johannisson.