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

Ethel Brundin, Magnus Henrekson (), Alexander Ljungqvist, Lucia Naldi, Mikael Stenkula, Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson, Joakim Wincent and Ivo Zander ()
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Ethel Brundin: Jönköping University
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

Small Business Economics, 2025, vol. 65, issue 2, No 2, 749-756

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Global award for entrepreneurship research; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 L26 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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