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At the Center of the Action: Innovation and Technology Strategy Research in the Small Business Setting

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  • Justin Tan
  • Eileen Fischer
  • Ron Mitchell
  • Phillip Phan

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In this essay, we offer perspectives on the future of small business research. These comments cover a range of issues unique to the future of small‐business‐focused research from “somewhat‐broad” to “more‐narrow,” and address: (1) the problems and promise of better theory building, (2) the range of opportunities for theory‐building research, (3) new vantage points for theory‐building using the “social responsibility” of small business as a research lens, and (4) the future direction of research in technological entrepreneurship. We conclude with a summary of this “look to the future,” and call for the innovative and provocative research that can keep contemporary small business management research at the center of the academic action.

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  • Justin Tan & Eileen Fischer & Ron Mitchell & Phillip Phan, 2009. "At the Center of the Action: Innovation and Technology Strategy Research in the Small Business Setting," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 233-262, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:233-262
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00270.x
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