Expanding the scope of methodologies used in entrepreneurship research

Leo Dana and Teresa E. Dana

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2005, vol. 2, issue 1, 79-88

Abstract: If we accept that entrepreneurs are influenced by culture, then the simplest possible unit of research for understanding entrepreneurship is not the entrepreneur. Nor is it a laboratory study of individuals nor even a field study comparing entrepreneurs, but rather it is useful to have a case study in which the important aspects of environment are analysed and understood. It is doubtful, then, that a mail survey or even interviews could be sufficient for a researcher to truly gain a holistic understanding of the entrepreneurial process.

Keywords: research methodology; qualitative methods; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial process. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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