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Is There an Elephant in Entrepreneurship? Blind Assumptions in Theory Development

In: Entrepreneurship

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  • William B. Gartner

    (University of Southern California)

Abstract

This article uses the six key specification decisions for entrepreneurship research (purpose, theoretical perspective, focus, level of analysis, time frame, and methodology) outlined in Low and MacMillan (1988) to explore unstated assumptions in entrepreneurship theory development. An article by Shane and Venkataraman (2000), “The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research,” is analyzed and recommended as a model for clarity. A recommendation is made that the field of entrepreneurship needs to develop communities of scholars identified with specific research questions and issues.

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  • William B. Gartner, 2007. "Is There an Elephant in Entrepreneurship? Blind Assumptions in Theory Development," Springer Books, in: Álvaro Cuervo & Domingo Ribeiro & Salvador Roig (ed.), Entrepreneurship, pages 229-242, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-48543-8_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48543-8_11
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    1. Roziah Mohd Rasdi & Seyedali Ahrari, 2020. "The applicability of social cognitive career theory in predicting life satisfaction of university students: A meta-analytic path analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-22, August.

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