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Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Capture the Essence of Complexity in the Entrepreneurship Research: An Introductory Essay and a Research Agenda

In: Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research

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  • Arash Najmaei

    (Australian Catholic University and the International College of Management Sydney (ICMS))

Abstract

Although entrepreneurships is recognized as a complex field, existing research does not pay enough attention to capturing the essence of its complexity. I argue that mixed methods designs offer a solid foundation for bridging this gap. To build my argument, I review the key assumptions and dimensions that make entrepreneurship a complex scientific field, discuss the structure of complexity and compare and contrast different research paradigms in terms of their ability to capture complexity. I will then show that mixed methods designs based on the pragmatic paradigm are philosophically better suited than mono-method designs to capture complex phenomena in entrepreneurship. The paper concludes with an integrative framework to guide research and practice along this direction and discusses the implications of this view for studying complexity in entrepreneurship.

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  • Arash Najmaei, 2016. "Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Capture the Essence of Complexity in the Entrepreneurship Research: An Introductory Essay and a Research Agenda," FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship, in: Elisabeth S.C. Berger & Andreas Kuckertz (ed.), Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research, edition 1, pages 13-36, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fgfchp:978-3-319-27108-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27108-8_2
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    1. Adriana Perez-Encinas & Yolanda Bueno & Begoña Santos & Camila Nieto-Mejia, 2021. "Are There Differences and Complementarities between Senior and Young Entrepreneurs? An Intergenerational Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-24, May.
    2. Roundy, Philip T. & Bradshaw, Mike & Brockman, Beverly K., 2018. "The emergence of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A complex adaptive systems approach," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 1-10.
    3. Michael TUFFOUR, 2022. "Sustaining Urban Agriculture Under Intense Urbanisation In Ghana: Emerging And Existing Roles Of Formal Institutions," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 17(3), pages 54-70, August.
    4. Jana Schmutzler & Veneta Andonova & Jonathan Perez-Lopez, 2021. "The role of diaspora in opportunity-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems: A mixed-methods study of Balkan economies," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 693-729, June.

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