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A wakeup call for the field of entrepreneurship and its evaluators

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In this editorial, I seek to inform administrators and members of promotion and tenure committees about significant developments in the field of entrepreneurship. Using both objective and subjective data, I present a case for why entrepreneurship journals should be considered on par with other, premier management journals, which are widely considered to be unequivocal “A” journals used to assess scholarly contribution and productivity. I entertain and address common objections to equal treatment for entrepreneurship journals, and conclude with a call to action for both entrepreneurship scholars and the field's evaluators.

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  • McMullen, Jeffery S., 2019. "A wakeup call for the field of entrepreneurship and its evaluators," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 413-417.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbvent:v:34:y:2019:i:3:p:413-417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.02.004
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