Dependent Variables in Entrepreneurship Research

Eric Shaunn Mattingly

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2015, vol. 24, issue 2, 223-241

Abstract: Phenomena relevant to the emergence of new economic activity or interruptions and changes to current economic activities, rather than contexts, are what constitute entrepreneurship. A re-emphasis on phenomenon-driven research will widen the context of entrepreneurship research, help delineate entrepreneurship as a domain and provide greater emphasis on the selection and operationalisation of dependent variables. Entrepreneurship is a multi-level discipline, which provides some benefits as well as challenges. One benefit is the contribution to other fields within social science that results from research at various levels. A resulting challenge is dealing with heterogeneity that occurs at various levels. This article discusses and offers illustrative examples of each of these implications of phenomenon-driven entrepreneurship research.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; dependent variable; domain; heterogeneity; methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/0974930615586887

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