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Shaping and furthering core conversations in entrepreneurship research: Dean A. Shepherd recipient of the 2025 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research

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  • Ethel Brundin

    (Jönköping University)

  • Magnus Henrekson

    (Research Institute of Industrial Economics)

  • Alexander Ljungqvist

    (Stockholm School of Economics)

  • Lucia Naldi

    (Jönköping University)

  • Mikael Stenkula

    (Research Institute of Industrial Economics)

  • Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson

    (Malmö University)

  • Joakim Wincent

    (Hanken School of Economics)

  • Ivo Zander

    (Uppsala University)

Abstract

For almost three decades, Professor Dean A. Shepherd has had a profound impact on scholarly developments within the international community of entrepreneurship researchers. His extraordinarily broad and methodologically diverse research has significantly shaped and advanced our understanding of key aspects of the entrepreneurial process, including venture capitalists’ decision-making, the pursuit of business opportunities through entrepreneurial action, and the determinants of small business performance. By engaging with topics such as entrepreneurial failure, emotions, and entrepreneurship in the face of adversity and challenging environmental conditions, he has pioneered the exploration of important but traditionally neglected questions in entrepreneurship research. As a mentor, he has inspired and supported new generations of young researchers in their quest for high-quality research. In this article, we review the major tenets of Professor Shepherd’s work and highlight his main contributions to entrepreneurship research.

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  • Ethel Brundin & Magnus Henrekson & Alexander Ljungqvist & Lucia Naldi & Mikael Stenkula & Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson & Joakim Wincent & Ivo Zander, 2025. "Shaping and furthering core conversations in entrepreneurship research: Dean A. Shepherd recipient of the 2025 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 65(2), pages 749-756, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:65:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s11187-025-01084-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01084-5
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    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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